Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
20,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
19,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
90th
Lesotho rank
93rd
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 19,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 1,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Lesotho ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 90th and Lesotho ranks 93rd of 197 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 293.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,301 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,007 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 969.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 22,950 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 21,980 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 2,890 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 32,236 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 29,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 6,217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 21,653 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 15,437 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 7,149 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 19,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,311 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 10,123 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 18,309 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,186 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Lesotho?
- Costa Rica, at 20,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 19,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 1,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 90th and Lesotho ranks 93rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.