Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
327,005 US dollar per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
251,703 US dollar per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
60th
Malaysia rank
63rd

Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 327,005 US dollar per square kilometre against 251,703 US dollar per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 75,302 US dollar per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 67,501 US dollar per square kilometre 111,630 US dollar per square kilometre 44,130 US dollar per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 184,216 US dollar per square kilometre 208,568 US dollar per square kilometre 24,352 US dollar per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 308,090 US dollar per square kilometre 256,577 US dollar per square kilometre 51,512 US dollar per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
Costa Rica, at 327,005 US dollar per square kilometre against 251,703 US dollar per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
75,302 US dollar per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre
Unit
US dollar per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,079 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.