What is the difference in urban area long term, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Samoa?

0 units per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Samoa: Urban area long term, per unit of GDP

Costa Rica

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Samoa

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

111th

Samoa rank

109th

Urban area long term, per unit of GDP over time

Costa Rica
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 111th and Samoa ranks 109th of 188 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
1980s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
1990s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2000s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2010s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2020s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area long term, per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Samoa?: Samoa, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area long term, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Samoa?: 0 units per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for urban area long term, per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 111th and Samoa ranks 109th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban area long term, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 188 places, 10,765 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 27 October 2026

Urban area long term divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.