Costa Rica vs Sweden: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
162,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
155,006 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
47th
Sweden rank
48th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 162,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 155,006 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 7,778 BoP, 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 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sweden ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 48th of 198 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,421 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,442 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,022 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 6,979 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,467 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,488 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 10,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 45,073 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 34,522 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 20,830 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 85,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 64,952 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 52,523 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 116,388 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 63,864 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 109,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 121,481 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,906 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Costa Rica, at 162,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 155,006 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 7,778 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 48th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.