Country profile
Costa Rica
Costa Rica ranks #126 of 215 for population, #75 of 209 for gdp per capita, #46 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
5,129,910
people · 2024
Rank #126 of 215
Life expectancy
81
years · 2024
Rank #46 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.8%
% of population · 2025
Rank #124 of 186
Under-5 mortality
10.4
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #157 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
82.4%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #93 of 232
Tobacco use
8.9%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #139 of 163
Calorie supply
3,061
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #77 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
1,146,500
arrivals · 2020
Rank #90 of 203
GDP per capita
$18,587
current US$ · 2024
Rank #75 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
-0.41
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #191 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
116
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #184 of 210
Forest area
60.4%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #30 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
14.3
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #176 of 248
Protected areas
28.2%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #37 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
1.71
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #136 of 210
Fertilizer use
315
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #9 of 194
Pesticide use
17.4
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #16 of 193
Cereal yield
3.81
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #69 of 182
Digital
Internet users
87.2%
% of population · 2024
Rank #80 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
23.3
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #97 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
136
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #50 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #26 of 215
Renewable electricity output
99.4%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #5 of 257
Energy use per person
9,005
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #129 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.86
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #8 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Costa Rica; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield