Costa Rica vs Denmark: GDP per unit of energy use
GDP per unit of energy use over time
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 32.35 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 30.8 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.55 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 8th of 171 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.81 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 5.99 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 3.82 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 11.31 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 9.71 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 1.61 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 17.42 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 16.86 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 0.559 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 26.72 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 28.58 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 1.86 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Costa Rica or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 32.35 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 30.8 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 1.55 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 8th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.