Costa Rica vs Ghana: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
22,152 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
22,970 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
107th
Ghana rank
105th
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 22,970 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 22,152 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
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 Ghana ranks 105th of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 551.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 337.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 213.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,453 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 887.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 565.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3,272 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,356 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 915.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 9,684 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,844 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,840 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 17,471 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,471 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 20,154 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 19,996 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 158.42 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$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 22,970 BoP, current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 107th and Ghana ranks 105th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.