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
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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About this data
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.