Costa Rica vs Sweden: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
10,570 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
9,929 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
74th
Sweden rank
75th
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 10,570 current US$ per square kilometre against 9,929 current US$ per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 641 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sweden ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 75th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.15 current US$ per square kilometre | 591.63 current US$ per square kilometre | 578.48 current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1,212 current US$ per square kilometre | 945.77 current US$ per square kilometre | 265.89 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4,011 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,926 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,086 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7,923 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,743 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,180 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10,455 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,194 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,260 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Costa Rica, at 10,570 current US$ per square kilometre against 9,929 current US$ per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 641 current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 75th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) 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.