Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square
Costa Rica
37,117 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
37,087 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
65th
Malaysia rank
66th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 37,117 current US$ per square kilometre against 37,087 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 30 current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malaysia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 66th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,104 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,190 current US$ per square kilometre | 85.74 current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 11,226 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,436 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,210 current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 17,873 current US$ per square kilometre | 37,380 current US$ per square kilometre | 19,507 current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 22,098 current US$ per square kilometre | 21,799 current US$ per square kilometre | 299.07 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Costa Rica, at 37,117 current US$ per square kilometre against 37,087 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 30 current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 66th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, 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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.