How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Services, value added (current US$), per square kilometre

Costa Rica

1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre

in 2023

Jamaica

1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

62nd

Jamaica rank

61st

Services, value added (current US$), per square kilometre over time

Costa Rica
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 16,370 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Jamaica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Jamaica ranks 61st of 202 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	125,093 current US$ per square kilometre	406,962 current US$ per square kilometre	281,869 current US$ per square kilometre	Jamaica
2000s	245,931 current US$ per square kilometre	658,919 current US$ per square kilometre	412,988 current US$ per square kilometre	Jamaica
2010s	697,849 current US$ per square kilometre	866,610 current US$ per square kilometre	168,761 current US$ per square kilometre	Jamaica
2020s	952,950 current US$ per square kilometre	971,467 current US$ per square kilometre	18,517 current US$ per square kilometre	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher services, value added (current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 16,370 current US$ per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for services, value added (current us$), per square kilometre?: Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Jamaica ranks 61st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Services, value added (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit: current US$ per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 10,141 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 31 August 2026

Services, value added (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.