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

Costa Rica
243,592 US dollar per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
201,331 US dollar per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
42nd
El Salvador rank
43rd

Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 243,592 US dollar per square kilometre against 201,331 US dollar per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 42,261 US dollar per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 42nd and El Salvador ranks 43rd of 160 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 40,154 US dollar per square kilometre 107,565 US dollar per square kilometre 67,411 US dollar per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 143,677 US dollar per square kilometre 151,541 US dollar per square kilometre 7,864 US dollar per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 224,212 US dollar per square kilometre 173,135 US dollar per square kilometre 51,077 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, other sectors (assets, positions), Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 243,592 US dollar per square kilometre against 201,331 US dollar per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
42,261 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, other sectors (assets, positions)?
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and El Salvador ranks 43rd of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (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, Other sectors (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
160 places, 3,653 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (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.