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Costa Rica

Latin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeCapital: San Jose296,158 observations
Population
5.15M
world rank #126 / 217
GDP
102.9B
world rank #73 / 186
GDP / capita
28,443.4
world rank #66 / 185
Life expectancy
81
world rank #47 / 217

Governance

589 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile61.6#50Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile56.9#78Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile86#23Rule of Law0-100 percentile67.6#58
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,380 indicators
GDPcurrent US$102.9B#73GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $28,443.4#66GDP growth%4.6%#54Inflation%-0.07%#12
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

133 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$26.43B#76Merchandise importscurrent US$27.48B#77Exports of goods & services% GDP38.8%#66Imports of goods & services% GDP32.6%#90
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,656 indicators
Life expectancyyears81#47Infant mortalityper 1k births9.1#46Maternal mortalityper 100k24#21Health spending% GDP6.9%#86
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

4,024 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross121.8%#9Education spending% GDP5.3%#22Adult literacy%97.4%#17Primary enrollment% gross104.8%#37
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

442 indicators
Populationpeople5.15M#126Population growth%0.45%#143Urban population%79.7%#48Fertility ratebirths/woman1.3#176
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

276 indicators
Electricity access% pop99.8%#3Renewable energy share%34.2%#65Forest area% land60.4%#27Electric power consumptionkWh per capita2,282.3#39
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

217 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop99.4%#6Electricity access, urban% urban pop99.9%#2Energy use per capitakg oil eq.1,024.3#39Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

391 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area26.6%#49Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources3.1%#59Capture fisheries productiontonnes32,140.3#119
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

305 indicators
Agricultural land% land area33.1%#117Cereal yieldkg per hectare3,807#30Aquaculture productiontonnes12,168#81Food production index2014-16 = 100100.4#140
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

552 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people136#39Secure internet serversper 1M people1,999.8#91Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people11.9#61
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

3,100 indicators
Gini indexindex45.5#3Extreme poverty% pop0.8%#1Internet users% pop87.2%#71Homicide rateper 100k17.7#70
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

386 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths158#19INFORM risk score0-103.7#26Hazard & exposure0-104.7#41Vulnerability0-105#39
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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