Costa Rica vs Laos: General government total expenditure (current LCU) … square
Costa Rica
240.24 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
199.99 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
14th
Laos rank
15th
General government total expenditure (current LCU) … square over time
- Costa Rica
- Laos
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 240.24 million current LCU per square kilometre against 199.99 million current LCU per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 40.25 million current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Laos ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Laos ranks 15th of 195 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Laos | 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 | 23.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | 23.64 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 151.61 million current LCU per square kilometre | 107.51 million current LCU per square kilometre | 44.10 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 195.41 million current LCU per square kilometre | 148.76 million current LCU per square kilometre | 46.66 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
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 Laos?
- Costa Rica, at 240.24 million current LCU per square kilometre against 199.99 million current LCU per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square between Costa Rica and Laos?
- 40.25 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and Laos ranks 15th 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.