Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
22,152 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador
23,894 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
107th
Ecuador rank
104th
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 23,894 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 22,152 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,742 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 107th and Ecuador ranks 104th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 551.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 141.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 410.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,453 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 233.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,220 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3,272 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,918 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,354 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 9,684 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,927 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 242.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 17,471 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,229 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 20,154 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 19,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 168.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 23,894 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 22,152 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 1,742 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 107th and Ecuador ranks 104th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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
Secondary 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.