Costa Rica vs Laos: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square

Costa Rica
1,795 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
1,926 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
101st
Laos rank
98th

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Laos
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k196119922023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 1,926 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 1,795 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 131 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 101st and Laos ranks 98th of 168 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 1,074 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 1,818 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 744.49 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Laos
1970s 954.09 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 1,027 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 72.99 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Laos
1980s 5,245 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 336.91 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 4,908 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 3,279 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 819.47 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 2,459 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 1,564 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 1,173 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 390.02 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 1,224 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 1,832 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 608.39 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Laos
2020s 2,130 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 2,011 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 118.53 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square, Costa Rica or Laos?
Laos, at 1,926 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 1,795 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square between Costa Rica and Laos?
131 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
Costa Rica ranks 101st and Laos ranks 98th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 8,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 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.