Costa Rica Analytics
LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. Spanish
: 5,082,000
- 2. Standard Chinese
: 10,000
Mother Tongue : Spanish
Literacy Rate (%) : 98
Country Capital | : | San Jose |
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GDP Per capita | : | 31,092 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 66th/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 80 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 8 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 4,357,017 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 110th/195 |
Area | : | 51,060 |
Area Rank | : | 126th/195 |
Total Population | : | 5,153 |
Total Population Rank | : | 125th/195 |
Costa Rica Highlights
Costa Rica is the 125th ranked country in population and 126th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Better than World Average-
- 1. Costa Rica is the 13th highest ranked in Pharmacists (Per 10,000) out of 195 countries in the world. This implies better investment in healthcare infrastructure or may also imply a higher population in this country
- 2. The average Literacy Rate (%) of 195 countries in the world is 86. Costa Rica is the 65th highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This indicates that there is a better educational infrastructure in this country as compared to other countries.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Costa Rica is the 66th highest ranked in GDP Per Capita (USD) . This implies that this country is a developed country.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Costa Rica is the 51st worst ranked in #Dentists out of 195 countries in the world. This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population
- 2. The average Total Military Force of the countries in the world is 358,465. Costa Rica is the 55th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate that the country is facing lesser threats compared to other countries.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Costa Rica is the 67th worst ranked in Rural Pop. . This may indicate that there is a high degree of industrialisation, or better urbanisation and development policies in place in comparison to other countries.
Costa Rica Metrics
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 1 | 1130 | ||
2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 37 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 159 | 1234 | ||
2 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 129 | 1232 | ||
3 | Urban Population | # People | 23,726,053 | 107 | 1235 | ||
4 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 78 | 1233 | ||
5 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 68 | 1235 | ||
6 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 64 | 1235 | ||
7 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 60 | 1231 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 4 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 85 | 1230 | ||
2 | # Theaters | Count | 310 | 39 | 1230 | ||
3 | Theaters/Total Theaters %. | Percent | 0 | 39 | 1235 | ||
4 | Theaters per 100000 | Ratio | 1 | 30 | 1232 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 26 | 9 | 1127 | ||
2 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 33 | 11 | 1125 | ||
3 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 37 | 1127 | ||
4 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 30 | 42 | 1125 | ||
5 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 33 | 44 | 1130 | ||
6 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 70 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 110 | 1234 | ||
2 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 71 | 1233 | ||
3 | Twitter users | # People | 3,179,254 | 73 | 1233 | ||
4 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 15 | 66 | 1230 | ||
5 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 14 | 65 | 1232 | ||
6 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,064,509 | 60 | 1233 | ||
7 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 58 | 1231 | ||
8 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 55 | 1234 | ||
9 | Facebook users | # People | 7,174,483 | 55 | 1235 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 13 | 1125 | ||
2 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 39 | 1127 | ||
3 | Nurses to doctor ratio | Ratio | 46 | 55 | 1126 | ||
4 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 20 | 66 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 149 | 1231 | ||
2 | #Dentists | # People | 13,328 | 145 | 1233 | ||
3 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 88 | 1230 | ||
4 | Total Nursing | # People | 163,061 | 77 | 1233 | ||
5 | Nurses(per 10000) | People per 10000 | 164,032 | 77 | 1234 | ||
6 | HIV Infections (Per 1000) | People Per 1,000 | 0 | 57 | 1233 | ||
7 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 50 | 1233 |
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Spanish | # People | 2,344,008 | 17 | 1130 | ||
2 | Spanish as a % of total Spanish speakers | % People | 0 | 17 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Standard Chinese | # People | 6,821,357 | 35 | 1230 | ||
2 | Mandarin Chinese as a % of total Mandarin Chinese speakers | % People | 0 | 15 | 1233 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Judges Per 100K | People Per 100K | 11 | 17 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 124 | 1232 | ||
2 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 141 | 1234 | ||
3 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 130 | 1230 | ||
4 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 84 | 1234 | ||
5 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 94 | 1235 | ||
6 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 67 | 1232 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 18 | 1127 | ||
2 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 33 | 1126 | ||
3 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 44 | 1125 | ||
4 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 44 | 1126 | |||
5 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 66 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 112 | 1231 | |||
2 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 77 | 1230 | |||
3 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 79 | 1233 | |||
4 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 78 | 1234 | ||
5 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 70 | 1230 | ||
6 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 613 | 70 | 1232 | ||
7 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 70 | 1231 | ||
8 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 66 | 1233 |
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Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 26 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 178 | 1232 | ||
2 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 74 | 1234 | ||
3 | Jewish Pop./Total Jewish Pop. % | % People | 0 | 38 | 1234 | ||
4 | Jewish Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 0 | 30 | 1232 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 28 | 1128 | ||
2 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 62 | 1125 | ||
3 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 62 | 1125 | ||
4 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 66 | 1130 | ||
5 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 66 | 1130 | ||
6 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 76 | 1128 | ||
7 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 90 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Total Labour Force (2023) | # People | 20,409,734 | 120 | 1230 | ||
2 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 114 | 1234 | ||
3 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 110 | 1233 | ||
4 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 109 | 1235 | ||
5 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 105 | 1230 | ||
6 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 102 | 1235 | ||
7 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 102 | 1231 | ||
8 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 100 | 1233 | ||
9 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 94 | 1231 | ||
10 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 94 | 1232 | ||
11 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 73 | 1233 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 50 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 105 | 1231 | ||
2 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 109 | 1231 | ||
3 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 90 | 1232 | |||
4 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 92 | 1232 | ||
5 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 90 | 1233 | ||
6 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 84 | 1234 | ||
7 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 88 | 1230 | ||
8 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 84 | 1230 | ||
9 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 75 | 1230 | ||
10 | Honey prod. | Tons | 16,211 | 85 | 1233 | ||
11 | Onion prod. | Tons | 773,539 | 85 | 1231 | ||
12 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 75 | 1233 | ||
13 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 66 | 1234 | ||
14 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 34 | 1230 | ||
15 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 34 | 1235 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 65 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 116 | 1235 | ||
2 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 112 | 1231 | ||
3 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 108 | 1235 | ||
4 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 101 | 1234 | ||
5 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 100 | 1230 | ||
6 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 99 | 1232 | ||
7 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 99 | 1230 | ||
8 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 97 | 1232 | ||
9 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 87 | 1232 | ||
10 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 81 | 1232 | ||
11 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 79 | 1231 | ||
12 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 79 | 1232 | ||
13 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 61 | 1230 | ||
14 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 51 | 1234 | ||
15 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 43 | 1230 | ||
16 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 37 | 1235 | ||
17 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 28 | 1232 | ||
18 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 26 | 1230 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 73 | 1130 | ||
2 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 1 | 74 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 133 | 1232 | ||
2 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 132 | 1233 | ||
3 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 126 | 1230 | ||
4 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 125 | 1231 | ||
5 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 124 | 1233 | ||
6 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 122 | 1231 | ||
7 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 312 | 88 | 1233 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 165 | 1232 | ||
2 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 95 | 1230 | ||
3 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 82 | 1235 | ||
4 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 75 | 1231 | ||
5 | Jewish Population | # People | 78,295 | 43 | 1231 |
Costa Rica Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | Spanish | 98.62 % |
2 | Standard Chinese | 0.19 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Costa Rica
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Alajuela | 310,687 |
2 | Cartago | 165,929 |
3 | Desamparados | 246,026 |
4 | Goicoechea | 139,335 |
5 | Heredia | 142,776 |
6 | La Unión | 112,427 |
7 | Pérez Zeledón | 148,408 |
8 | Pococí | 148,304 |
9 | Puntarenas | 138,083 |
10 | San Carlos | 132,138 |
11 | San José | 351,257 |
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