What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp between China and Costa Rica?

0 sq. km per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Costa Rica: Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP

China

0 sq. km per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Costa Rica

0 sq. km per US$ of GDP

in 2024

China rank

147th

Costa Rica rank

145th

Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP over time

China
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP against 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 147th and Costa Rica ranks 145th of 211 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	China
1970s	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	China
1980s	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	China
1990s	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	China
2000s	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	China
2010s	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2020s	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp, China or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP against 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp between China and Costa Rica?: 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp?: China ranks 147th and Costa Rica ranks 145th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP
Unit: sq. km per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 259 places, 14,264 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 09 November 2026

Surface area (sq. km) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.