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

Costa Rica
310,635 US dollar per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
251,703 US dollar per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
60th
Malaysia rank
63rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 310,635 US dollar per square kilometre against 251,703 US dollar per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 58,932 US dollar per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 66,527 US dollar per square kilometre 111,630 US dollar per square kilometre 45,104 US dollar per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 177,398 US dollar per square kilometre 208,568 US dollar per square kilometre 31,170 US dollar per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 292,226 US dollar per square kilometre 256,577 US dollar per square kilometre 35,649 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 Malaysia?
Costa Rica, at 310,635 US dollar per square kilometre against 251,703 US dollar per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
58,932 US dollar per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 63rd 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.