Colombia vs Costa Rica: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre

Colombia
107.40 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
66.96 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
7th
Costa Rica rank
9th

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197219972023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 107.40 million current LCU per square kilometre against 66.96 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 40.44 million current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 6.35 million current LCU per square kilometre 5.81 million current LCU per square kilometre 544,170 current LCU per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 27.17 million current LCU per square kilometre 27.88 million current LCU per square kilometre 710,150 current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 47.26 million current LCU per square kilometre 41.53 million current LCU per square kilometre 5.73 million current LCU per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 87.15 million current LCU per square kilometre 59.05 million current LCU per square kilometre 28.10 million current LCU per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Colombia, at 107.40 million current LCU per square kilometre against 66.96 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre between Colombia and Costa Rica?
40.44 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,501 data points, 1972–2023
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services (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.