Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
20,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
19,824 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
90th
El Salvador rank
91st
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 19,824 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 236 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 90th and El Salvador ranks 91st of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 293.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 969.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,122 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2,890 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,680 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6,217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,334 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,117 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 7,149 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,145 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,004 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10,123 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,241 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,117 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 20,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 19,824 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 236 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 90th and El Salvador ranks 91st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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 receipts (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.