Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar)

Costa Rica
310,635 US dollar per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
252,212 US dollar per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
60th
El Salvador rank
62nd

Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 310,635 US dollar per square kilometre against 252,212 US dollar per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 58,423 US dollar per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 60th and El Salvador ranks 62nd of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 66,527 US dollar per square kilometre 151,848 US dollar per square kilometre 85,321 US dollar per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 177,398 US dollar per square kilometre 197,337 US dollar per square kilometre 19,939 US dollar per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 292,226 US dollar per square kilometre 226,370 US dollar per square kilometre 65,856 US dollar per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar), Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 310,635 US dollar per square kilometre against 252,212 US dollar per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
58,423 US dollar per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
Costa Rica ranks 60th and El Salvador ranks 62nd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre
Unit
US dollar per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,063 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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.