Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
126.78 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Paraguay
162.80 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
17th
Paraguay rank
14th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 162.80 million current LCU per square kilometre against 126.78 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 36.02 million current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Paraguay ranks 14th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1,132 current LCU per square kilometre | -3,326 current LCU per square kilometre | 2,194 current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | -12,486 current LCU per square kilometre | 30,059 current LCU per square kilometre | 42,546 current LCU per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 1980s | -1.49 million current LCU per square kilometre | 322,297 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 1990s | -51,915 current LCU per square kilometre | 5.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | 5.20 million current LCU per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 19.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | 24.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 41.49 million current LCU per square kilometre | 75.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | 33.84 million current LCU per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 91.39 million current LCU per square kilometre | 165.83 million current LCU per square kilometre | 74.44 million current LCU per square kilometre | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 162.80 million current LCU per square kilometre against 126.78 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 36.02 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Paraguay ranks 14th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (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
Net foreign assets (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.