Costa Rica vs Iraq: GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
921.65 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
814.92 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
16th
Iraq rank
19th

GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 921.65 million current LCU per square kilometre against 814.92 million current LCU per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 106.73 million current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 16th and Iraq ranks 19th of 210 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 340,472 current LCU per square kilometre 9,631 current LCU per square kilometre 330,840 current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 3.90 million current LCU per square kilometre 35,235 current LCU per square kilometre 3.87 million current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 40.34 million current LCU per square kilometre 18.77 million current LCU per square kilometre 21.57 million current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 195.45 million current LCU per square kilometre 179.38 million current LCU per square kilometre 16.07 million current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 566.12 million current LCU per square kilometre 537.08 million current LCU per square kilometre 29.04 million current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 825.95 million current LCU per square kilometre 742.97 million current LCU per square kilometre 82.97 million current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Iraq?
Costa Rica, at 921.65 million current LCU per square kilometre against 814.92 million current LCU per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Iraq?
106.73 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 16th and Iraq ranks 19th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 9,868 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) 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.