Costa Rica vs Malawi: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims

Costa Rica
4.70 million units per square kilometre
in 2008
Malawi
3.68 million units per square kilometre
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Malawi rank
35th

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malawi
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119882016

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4.70 million units per square kilometre against 3.68 million units per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 1.02 million units per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 35th of 172 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 3,953 units per square kilometre 37.35 units per square kilometre 3,916 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 24,542 units per square kilometre 320.24 units per square kilometre 24,222 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 254,981 units per square kilometre 3,171 units per square kilometre 251,810 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 3.52 million units per square kilometre 6,305 units per square kilometre 3.51 million units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 7.58 million units per square kilometre 243,633 units per square kilometre 7.34 million units per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims, Costa Rica or Malawi?
Costa Rica, at 4.70 million units per square kilometre against 3.68 million units per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2008.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims between Costa Rica and Malawi?
1.02 million units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malawi?
44 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2008.
How do Costa Rica and Malawi rank globally for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims?
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 35th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 6,613 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) 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.