China vs Costa Rica: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre
China
359,924 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
372,601 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
62nd
Costa Rica rank
59th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 372,601 current US$ per square kilometre against 359,924 current US$ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 12,677 current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
China ranks 62nd and Costa Rica ranks 59th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 243.06 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,479 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,236 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 718.86 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,253 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,534 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3,287 current US$ per square kilometre | 20,907 current US$ per square kilometre | 17,620 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 13,772 current US$ per square kilometre | 66,878 current US$ per square kilometre | 53,106 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 79,420 current US$ per square kilometre | 139,814 current US$ per square kilometre | 60,394 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 231,106 current US$ per square kilometre | 211,379 current US$ per square kilometre | 19,728 current US$ per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 341,637 current US$ per square kilometre | 310,590 current US$ per square kilometre | 31,047 current US$ per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, China or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 372,601 current US$ per square kilometre against 359,924 current US$ per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between China and Costa Rica?
- 12,677 current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 62nd and Costa Rica ranks 59th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (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.