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Costa Rica

Costa Rica / CR

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Costa Rica in numbers.

Area51,100 kmยฒWorld # 128 โ†’Population5.2MWorld # 126 โ†’Population density100.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 101 โ†’Life expectancy81 yearsWorld # 46 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 19,970World # 74 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Costa Rica across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area51,100 kmยฒWorld # 128 / 2023 โ†’Population5.2MWorld # 126 / 2025 โ†’Population density100.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 101 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,821World # 157 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.4%World # 143 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.3World # 187 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 157 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 174 / 2024 โ†’Median age34.1 yearsWorld # 104 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+12.8%World # 76 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1418.3%World # 135 / 2025 โ†’Urban population79.7%World # 59 / 2025 โ†’Net migration1KWorld # 64 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 81 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share12.2%World # 70 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy81 yearsWorld # 46 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy67.6 yearsWorld # 33 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 71 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate7.9%World # 149 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 19,970World # 74 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 102.9BWorld # 75 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 33,815World # 76 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.6%World # 62 / 2025 โ†’Inflation-0.1%World # 178 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment6.8%World # 64 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment19.9%World # 50 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,177 hours/yearWorld # 34 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)45.5World # 16 / 2025 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.3%World # 46 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people507.8 per million peopleWorld # 80 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.3%World # 83 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people2.9 per million peopleWorld # 102 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,061 kcal/dayWorld # 79 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person64.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 79 / 2023 โ†’Rice production64.2K tWorld # 81 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production62.2K tWorld # 21 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area60.4%World # 27 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person2,282 kWh/personWorld # 83 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.7 tWorld # 139 / 2024 โ†’Internet use87.2%World # 79 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions136 per 100 peopleWorld # 47 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate17.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 24 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate14.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 98 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament49.1%World # 8 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.1MWorld # 90 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.5BWorld # 63 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites4 sitesWorld # 84 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 69.9%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryPrecision and other manufactured goods2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal5,130 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyCosta Rican ColonCRCDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country