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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

world rank #47 / 217

Governance

589 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile61.6#50 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile56.9#78 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile86#23 Rule of Law0-100 percentile67.6#58

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Economy

2,382 indicators

GDPcurrent US$102.9B#73 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $28,443.4#66 GDP growth%4.6%#54 Inflation%-0.07%#12

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Trade

131 indicators

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Health

1,656 indicators

Life expectancyyears81#47 Infant mortalityper 1k births9.1#46 Maternal mortalityper 100k24#21 Health spending% GDP6.9%#86

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Education

4,024 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross121.8%#9 Education spending% GDP5.3%#22 Adult literacy%97.4%#17 Primary enrollment% gross104.8%#37

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Demography

442 indicators

Populationpeople5.15M#126 Population growth%0.45%#143 Urban population%79.7%#48 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.3#176

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Climate

276 indicators

Electricity access% pop99.8%#3 Renewable energy share%34.2%#65 Forest area% land60.4%#27 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita2,282.3#39

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Energy

217 indicators

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Environment

391 indicators

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Agriculture

305 indicators

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Technology

552 indicators

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Society

3,100 indicators

Gini indexindex45.5#3 Extreme poverty% pop0.8%#1 Internet users% pop87.2%#71 Homicide rateper 100k17.7#70

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Risk

386 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths158#19 INFORM risk score0-103.7#26 Hazard & exposure0-104.7#41 Vulnerability0-105#39

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Other

1 indicator

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