Costa Rica vs Iraq: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
259,009 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
258,524 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
53rd
Iraq rank
54th

Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iraq
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 259,009 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre against 258,524 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 485 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Iraq ranks 54th of 180 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 344.44 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 725.29 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 380.85 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Iraq
1970s 1,836 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 9,175 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 7,339 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Iraq
1980s 8,546 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 16,148 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 7,602 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 20,132 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 15,421 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 4,711 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 49,601 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 44,205 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 5,397 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 136,658 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 139,884 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 3,225 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 175,929 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 188,825 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 12,896 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Iraq?
Costa Rica, at 259,009 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre against 258,524 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Iraq?
485 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Iraq ranks 54th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 8,952 data points, 1961–2023
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Total reserves (includes gold, 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.