Costa Rica vs Norway: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
162,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
145,487 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
47th
Norway rank
50th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Norway
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 162,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 145,487 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 17,297 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Norway ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 47th and Norway ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,421 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,913 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,493 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1980s | 6,979 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,601 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,622 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1990s | 10,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 17,765 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,214 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2000s | 20,830 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 62,038 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 41,208 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2010s | 52,523 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 85,441 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 32,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2020s | 109,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 108,552 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Norway?
- Costa Rica, at 162,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 145,487 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Norway?
- 17,297 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th and Norway ranks 50th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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
Primary income payments (BoP, 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.