Costa Rica vs Iraq: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square
Costa Rica
240.24 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
337.94 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
14th
Iraq rank
12th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 337.94 million current LCU per square kilometre against 240.24 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 97.69 million current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Iraq ranks 12th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 868,848 current LCU per square kilometre | 0 current LCU per square kilometre | 868,848 current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 9.65 million current LCU per square kilometre | 0 current LCU per square kilometre | 9.65 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 46.99 million current LCU per square kilometre | 82.89 million current LCU per square kilometre | 35.91 million current LCU per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2010s | 151.61 million current LCU per square kilometre | 223.65 million current LCU per square kilometre | 72.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 195.41 million current LCU per square kilometre | 282.46 million current LCU per square kilometre | 87.05 million current LCU per square kilometre | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square, Costa Rica or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 337.94 million current LCU per square kilometre against 240.24 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square between Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 97.69 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and Iraq ranks 12th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), 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
General government total expenditure (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.