Costa Rica vs Cuba

Costa Rica (North America) and Cuba (North America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1970-2020

Costa Rica Cuba World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1970 Costa Rica: 535.54 Cuba: 645.14 World: 817.68 1971 Costa Rica: 570.36 Cuba: 770.09 World: 884.88 1972 Costa Rica: 638.85 Cuba: 891.63 World: 1,002 1973 Costa Rica: 768.94 Cuba: 1,079.13 World: 1,201.53 1974 Costa Rica: 817.08 Cuba: 1,216.74 World: 1,362.19 1975 Costa Rica: 936.99 Cuba: 1,374.24 World: 1,488.94 1976 Costa Rica: 1,123.28 Cuba: 1,440.73 World: 1,589.73 1977 Costa Rica: 1,393.38 Cuba: 1,472.38 World: 1,766.28 1978 Costa Rica: 1,555.84 Cuba: 1,837.39 World: 2,055.49 1979 Costa Rica: 1,734.6 Cuba: 2,005.91 World: 2,335.19 1980 Costa Rica: 2,020.99 Cuba: 2,030.93 World: 2,587.01 1981 Costa Rica: 1,068.05 Cuba: 2,045.85 World: 2,628.62 1982 Costa Rica: 1,032.41 Cuba: 2,113.81 World: 2,554.08 1983 Costa Rica: 1,212.56 Cuba: 2,222.49 World: 2,561.17 1984 Costa Rica: 1,372.2 Cuba: 2,386.45 World: 2,614.33 1985 Costa Rica: 1,429.38 Cuba: 2,256.57 World: 2,690.59 1986 Costa Rica: 1,568.56 Cuba: 2,364.9 World: 3,118.57 1987 Costa Rica: 1,567.03 Cuba: 2,439.58 World: 3,487.88 1988 Costa Rica: 1,554.74 Cuba: 2,632.04 World: 3,829.99 1989 Costa Rica: 1,725.14 Cuba: 2,565.54 World: 3,930.51 1990 Costa Rica: 1,829.67 Cuba: 2,694.32 World: 4,338.94 1991 Costa Rica: 2,253.38 Cuba: 2,268.83 World: 4,453.9 1992 Costa Rica: 2,612.39 Cuba: 2,047.68 World: 4,679.98 1993 Costa Rica: 2,840.39 Cuba: 2,063.2 World: 4,685.3 1994 Costa Rica: 3,039.56 Cuba: 2,613.29 World: 4,967.01 1995 Costa Rica: 3,275.25 Cuba: 2,785.24 World: 5,463.2 1996 Costa Rica: 3,226.96 Cuba: 2,282.19 World: 5,507.22 1997 Costa Rica: 3,407.78 Cuba: 2,306.42 World: 5,408.57 1998 Costa Rica: 3,617.46 Cuba: 2,332.31 World: 5,302.34 1999 Costa Rica: 3,690.96 Cuba: 2,561.78 World: 5,401.23 2000 Costa Rica: 3,812.75 Cuba: 2,751.38 World: 5,512.56 2001 Costa Rica: 3,985.13 Cuba: 2,842.97 World: 5,404.2 2002 Costa Rica: 4,067.72 Cuba: 3,005.21 World: 5,539.32 2003 Costa Rica: 4,173.15 Cuba: 3,202.78 World: 6,129.87 2004 Costa Rica: 4,431.01 Cuba: 3,399.22 World: 6,818 2005 Costa Rica: 4,703.01 Cuba: 3,786.34 World: 7,290.57 2006 Costa Rica: 5,256.6 Cuba: 4,329.98 World: 7,803.19 2007 Costa Rica: 6,137.71 Cuba: 4,807.44 World: 8,685.33 2008 Costa Rica: 6,937.24 Cuba: 4,986.12 World: 9,425.74 2009 Costa Rica: 6,832.7 Cuba: 5,089.24 World: 8,827.04 2010 Costa Rica: 8,265.79 Cuba: 5,272.27 World: 9,555.07 2011 Costa Rica: 9,276.39 Cuba: 6,104.46 World: 10,496.93 2012 Costa Rica: 10,127 Cuba: 6,470.84 World: 10,597.85 2013 Costa Rica: 10,803.24 Cuba: 6,828.36 World: 10,759.35 2014 Costa Rica: 10,911.5 Cuba: 7,146.7 World: 10,912.24 2015 Costa Rica: 11,714.71 Cuba: 7,727.92 World: 10,191.98 2016 Costa Rica: 12,091.03 Cuba: 8,110.56 World: 10,239.47 2017 Costa Rica: 12,317.09 Cuba: 8,610.61 World: 10,784.4 2018 Costa Rica: 12,620.02 Cuba: 8,911.46 World: 11,344.73 2019 Costa Rica: 12,951.86 Cuba: 9,232.26 World: 11,417.6 2020 Costa Rica: 12,475.69 Cuba: 9,605.28 World: 10,999.49 1970 1986 1994 2002 2020

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Costa Rica Cuba World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Costa Rica: 63.46 Cuba: 63.32 World: 50.94 1961 Costa Rica: 63.86 Cuba: 63.74 World: 52.8 1962 Costa Rica: 64.23 Cuba: 64.37 World: 55.29 1963 Costa Rica: 64.33 Cuba: 64.35 World: 55.65 1964 Costa Rica: 64.49 Cuba: 65.26 World: 56.1 1965 Costa Rica: 64.76 Cuba: 65.64 World: 55.93 1966 Costa Rica: 65.1 Cuba: 66.07 World: 56.45 1967 Costa Rica: 65.55 Cuba: 66.51 World: 56.9 1968 Costa Rica: 65.78 Cuba: 66.94 World: 57.34 1969 Costa Rica: 66.36 Cuba: 67.36 World: 57.68 1970 Costa Rica: 66.79 Cuba: 67.94 World: 57.94 1971 Costa Rica: 67.41 Cuba: 68.43 World: 58.02 1972 Costa Rica: 68.01 Cuba: 68.95 World: 58.84 1973 Costa Rica: 68.73 Cuba: 69.35 World: 59.3 1974 Costa Rica: 69.45 Cuba: 69.87 World: 59.7 1975 Costa Rica: 70.25 Cuba: 70.38 World: 60.13 1976 Costa Rica: 70.95 Cuba: 70.88 World: 60.45 1977 Costa Rica: 71.52 Cuba: 71.41 World: 61.04 1978 Costa Rica: 72.03 Cuba: 71.89 World: 61.39 1979 Costa Rica: 72.54 Cuba: 72.27 World: 61.84 1980 Costa Rica: 73.03 Cuba: 72.6 World: 62.15 1981 Costa Rica: 73.44 Cuba: 73 World: 62.52 1982 Costa Rica: 73.87 Cuba: 73.44 World: 62.87 1983 Costa Rica: 74.25 Cuba: 73.56 World: 63.13 1984 Costa Rica: 74.58 Cuba: 73.55 World: 63.44 1985 Costa Rica: 74.77 Cuba: 73.46 World: 63.73 1986 Costa Rica: 74.95 Cuba: 73.56 World: 64.12 1987 Costa Rica: 75.22 Cuba: 73.6 World: 64.46 1988 Costa Rica: 75.55 Cuba: 73.72 World: 64.67 1989 Costa Rica: 75.85 Cuba: 73.69 World: 64.96 1990 Costa Rica: 76.09 Cuba: 73.82 World: 65.11 1991 Costa Rica: 76.24 Cuba: 73.76 World: 65.3 1992 Costa Rica: 76.39 Cuba: 73.85 World: 65.55 1993 Costa Rica: 76.32 Cuba: 73.87 World: 65.74 1994 Costa Rica: 76.33 Cuba: 74.09 World: 65.96 1995 Costa Rica: 76.44 Cuba: 74.35 World: 66.2 1996 Costa Rica: 76.43 Cuba: 74.69 World: 66.52 1997 Costa Rica: 76.6 Cuba: 75.06 World: 66.83 1998 Costa Rica: 76.87 Cuba: 75.41 World: 67.07 1999 Costa Rica: 77.06 Cuba: 75.72 World: 67.31 2000 Costa Rica: 77.32 Cuba: 75.92 World: 67.65 2001 Costa Rica: 77.61 Cuba: 76.43 World: 67.95 2002 Costa Rica: 77.94 Cuba: 76.77 World: 68.23 2003 Costa Rica: 78.21 Cuba: 77.41 World: 68.52 2004 Costa Rica: 78.51 Cuba: 77.33 World: 68.77 2005 Costa Rica: 78.88 Cuba: 77.54 World: 69.11 2006 Costa Rica: 79.05 Cuba: 77.41 World: 69.47 2007 Costa Rica: 79.1 Cuba: 77.55 World: 69.81 2008 Costa Rica: 79.18 Cuba: 77.59 World: 70 2009 Costa Rica: 79.37 Cuba: 77.58 World: 70.38 2010 Costa Rica: 79.35 Cuba: 77.88 World: 70.68 2011 Costa Rica: 79.62 Cuba: 78.05 World: 70.97 2012 Costa Rica: 79.93 Cuba: 78.16 World: 71.26 2013 Costa Rica: 80.19 Cuba: 78.03 World: 71.53 2014 Costa Rica: 80.23 Cuba: 77.83 World: 71.78 2015 Costa Rica: 80.41 Cuba: 77.75 World: 71.97 2016 Costa Rica: 79.99 Cuba: 77.57 World: 72.19 2017 Costa Rica: 79.99 Cuba: 77.3 World: 72.37 2018 Costa Rica: 80.09 Cuba: 77.43 World: 72.64 2019 Costa Rica: 80.3 Cuba: 77.41 World: 72.87 2020 Costa Rica: 79.73 Cuba: 77.41 World: 72.18 2021 Costa Rica: 78.05 Cuba: 73.2 World: 71.22 2022 Costa Rica: 79.32 Cuba: 77.63 World: 72.97 2023 Costa Rica: 80.8 Cuba: 78.09 World: 73.33 2024 Costa Rica: 81 Cuba: 78.26 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Costa Rica Cuba World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Costa Rica: 6.71 Cuba: 4.13 World: 4.69 1961 Costa Rica: 6.65 Cuba: 4.27 World: 4.56 1962 Costa Rica: 6.54 Cuba: 4.42 World: 5.02 1963 Costa Rica: 6.39 Cuba: 4.56 World: 5.31 1964 Costa Rica: 6.19 Cuba: 4.53 World: 5.13 1965 Costa Rica: 5.96 Cuba: 4.5 World: 5.08 1966 Costa Rica: 5.7 Cuba: 4.4 World: 4.97 1967 Costa Rica: 5.42 Cuba: 4.29 World: 4.87 1968 Costa Rica: 5.03 Cuba: 4.19 World: 4.98 1969 Costa Rica: 4.84 Cuba: 4.12 World: 4.88 1970 Costa Rica: 4.59 Cuba: 3.98 World: 4.84 1971 Costa Rica: 4.36 Cuba: 3.8 World: 4.69 1972 Costa Rica: 4.16 Cuba: 3.61 World: 4.55 1973 Costa Rica: 3.99 Cuba: 3.4 World: 4.42 1974 Costa Rica: 3.89 Cuba: 3.16 World: 4.26 1975 Costa Rica: 3.8 Cuba: 2.82 World: 4.07 1976 Costa Rica: 3.75 Cuba: 2.51 World: 3.97 1977 Costa Rica: 3.7 Cuba: 2.21 World: 3.84 1978 Costa Rica: 3.66 Cuba: 1.88 World: 3.77 1979 Costa Rica: 3.65 Cuba: 1.77 World: 3.76 1980 Costa Rica: 3.58 Cuba: 1.64 World: 3.73 1981 Costa Rica: 3.56 Cuba: 1.59 World: 3.71 1982 Costa Rica: 3.54 Cuba: 1.78 World: 3.72 1983 Costa Rica: 3.53 Cuba: 1.8 World: 3.59 1984 Costa Rica: 3.52 Cuba: 1.77 World: 3.57 1985 Costa Rica: 3.51 Cuba: 1.77 World: 3.53 1986 Costa Rica: 3.45 Cuba: 1.78 World: 3.51 1987 Costa Rica: 3.38 Cuba: 1.8 World: 3.48 1988 Costa Rica: 3.31 Cuba: 1.85 World: 3.39 1989 Costa Rica: 3.24 Cuba: 1.83 World: 3.35 1990 Costa Rica: 3.17 Cuba: 1.81 World: 3.31 1991 Costa Rica: 3.08 Cuba: 1.66 World: 3.13 1992 Costa Rica: 3 Cuba: 1.56 World: 3.04 1993 Costa Rica: 2.93 Cuba: 1.49 World: 2.97 1994 Costa Rica: 2.86 Cuba: 1.47 World: 2.92 1995 Costa Rica: 2.78 Cuba: 1.48 World: 2.87 1996 Costa Rica: 2.68 Cuba: 1.46 World: 2.82 1997 Costa Rica: 2.59 Cuba: 1.59 World: 2.78 1998 Costa Rica: 2.53 Cuba: 1.62 World: 2.75 1999 Costa Rica: 2.48 Cuba: 1.64 World: 2.72 2000 Costa Rica: 2.41 Cuba: 1.61 World: 2.73 2001 Costa Rica: 2.31 Cuba: 1.6 World: 2.69 2002 Costa Rica: 2.16 Cuba: 1.65 World: 2.66 2003 Costa Rica: 2.08 Cuba: 1.63 World: 2.64 2004 Costa Rica: 2.03 Cuba: 1.55 World: 2.63 2005 Costa Rica: 2.04 Cuba: 1.49 World: 2.61 2006 Costa Rica: 1.94 Cuba: 1.4 World: 2.61 2007 Costa Rica: 1.95 Cuba: 1.44 World: 2.6 2008 Costa Rica: 1.98 Cuba: 1.58 World: 2.6 2009 Costa Rica: 1.95 Cuba: 1.68 World: 2.59 2010 Costa Rica: 1.83 Cuba: 1.67 World: 2.57 2011 Costa Rica: 1.88 Cuba: 1.73 World: 2.55 2012 Costa Rica: 1.85 Cuba: 1.67 World: 2.56 2013 Costa Rica: 1.78 Cuba: 1.68 World: 2.53 2014 Costa Rica: 1.8 Cuba: 1.66 World: 2.52 2015 Costa Rica: 1.8 Cuba: 1.69 World: 2.49 2016 Costa Rica: 1.75 Cuba: 1.6 World: 2.49 2017 Costa Rica: 1.71 Cuba: 1.59 World: 2.46 2018 Costa Rica: 1.71 Cuba: 1.61 World: 2.39 2019 Costa Rica: 1.6 Cuba: 1.54 World: 2.35 2020 Costa Rica: 1.45 Cuba: 1.49 World: 2.28 2021 Costa Rica: 1.35 Cuba: 1.43 World: 2.25 2022 Costa Rica: 1.34 Cuba: 1.41 World: 2.22 2023 Costa Rica: 1.33 Cuba: 1.44 World: 2.2 2024 Costa Rica: 1.32 Cuba: 1.45 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Costa Rica Cuba World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Costa Rica: 5.37 Cuba: 8.31 World: 5.12 1992 Costa Rica: 3.93 Cuba: 8.78 World: 5.28 1993 Costa Rica: 3.95 Cuba: 9.27 World: 5.54 1994 Costa Rica: 4.05 Cuba: 8.81 World: 5.79 1995 Costa Rica: 5.18 Cuba: 8.27 World: 5.92 1996 Costa Rica: 6.16 Cuba: 7.61 World: 5.98 1997 Costa Rica: 5.68 Cuba: 7.1 World: 6.01 1998 Costa Rica: 5.33 Cuba: 6.23 World: 6.16 1999 Costa Rica: 5.9 Cuba: 6.26 World: 6.28 2000 Costa Rica: 5.08 Cuba: 5.45 World: 6.11 2001 Costa Rica: 6.05 Cuba: 4.08 World: 6.19 2002 Costa Rica: 6.4 Cuba: 3.31 World: 6.41 2003 Costa Rica: 6.65 Cuba: 2.33 World: 6.48 2004 Costa Rica: 6.45 Cuba: 1.85 World: 6.33 2005 Costa Rica: 6.75 Cuba: 1.95 World: 6.22 2006 Costa Rica: 5.93 Cuba: 1.91 World: 5.97 2007 Costa Rica: 4.56 Cuba: 1.79 World: 5.77 2008 Costa Rica: 4.93 Cuba: 1.58 World: 5.82 2009 Costa Rica: 7.82 Cuba: 1.67 World: 6.41 2010 Costa Rica: 7.17 Cuba: 2.5 World: 6.28 2011 Costa Rica: 9.52 Cuba: 3.18 World: 6.15 2012 Costa Rica: 9.11 Cuba: 3.46 World: 6.15 2013 Costa Rica: 8.22 Cuba: 3.29 World: 6.1 2014 Costa Rica: 8.5 Cuba: 2.7 World: 5.96 2015 Costa Rica: 8.42 Cuba: 2.4 World: 6 2016 Costa Rica: 8.09 Cuba: 2 World: 5.97 2017 Costa Rica: 7.73 Cuba: 1.7 World: 5.9 2018 Costa Rica: 9.01 Cuba: 1.7 World: 5.76 2019 Costa Rica: 10.81 Cuba: 1.71 World: 5.59 2020 Costa Rica: 16.43 Cuba: 2.23 World: 6.59 2021 Costa Rica: 15.14 Cuba: 2.11 World: 6.05 2022 Costa Rica: 11.33 Cuba: 1.83 World: 5.23 2023 Costa Rica: 8.33 Cuba: 1.73 World: 4.85 2024 Costa Rica: 6.94 Cuba: 1.76 World: 4.81 2025 Costa Rica: 6.84 Cuba: 1.75 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Costa Rica Cuba World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Costa Rica: 0.78 Cuba: 2.48 World: 4.14 1971 Costa Rica: 0.77 Cuba: 2.46 World: 4.04 1972 Costa Rica: 0.84 Cuba: 2.38 World: 4.16 1973 Costa Rica: 0.92 Cuba: 2.53 World: 4.32 1974 Costa Rica: 0.88 Cuba: 2.71 World: 4.23 1975 Costa Rica: 0.94 Cuba: 2.75 World: 4.14 1976 Costa Rica: 0.95 Cuba: 2.88 World: 4.31 1977 Costa Rica: 1.16 Cuba: 3.11 World: 4.36 1978 Costa Rica: 1.22 Cuba: 3.31 World: 4.42 1979 Costa Rica: 1.18 Cuba: 3.34 World: 4.46 1980 Costa Rica: 1.04 Cuba: 3.41 World: 4.33 1981 Costa Rica: 0.94 Cuba: 3.42 World: 4.18 1982 Costa Rica: 0.78 Cuba: 3.38 World: 4.05 1983 Costa Rica: 0.77 Cuba: 3.61 World: 4.01 1984 Costa Rica: 0.78 Cuba: 3.78 World: 4.07 1985 Costa Rica: 0.8 Cuba: 3.48 World: 4.05 1986 Costa Rica: 0.81 Cuba: 3.52 World: 4.04 1987 Costa Rica: 0.83 Cuba: 3.8 World: 4.1 1988 Costa Rica: 0.86 Cuba: 3.92 World: 4.16 1989 Costa Rica: 0.95 Cuba: 3.96 World: 4.16 1990 Costa Rica: 0.93 Cuba: 3.64 World: 4.15 1991 Costa Rica: 0.98 Cuba: 2.81 World: 4.1 1992 Costa Rica: 1.29 Cuba: 2.22 World: 4.01 1993 Costa Rica: 1.27 Cuba: 2.02 World: 3.97 1994 Costa Rica: 1.45 Cuba: 2.07 World: 3.94 1995 Costa Rica: 1.41 Cuba: 2.19 World: 3.99 1996 Costa Rica: 1.31 Cuba: 2.37 World: 4.01 1997 Costa Rica: 1.26 Cuba: 2.58 World: 4.02 1998 Costa Rica: 1.37 Cuba: 2.53 World: 3.98 1999 Costa Rica: 1.34 Cuba: 2.59 World: 3.95 2000 Costa Rica: 1.3 Cuba: 2.61 World: 4.01 2001 Costa Rica: 1.38 Cuba: 2.5 World: 4.01 2002 Costa Rica: 1.39 Cuba: 2.38 World: 4.02 2003 Costa Rica: 1.47 Cuba: 2.3 World: 4.15 2004 Costa Rica: 1.47 Cuba: 2.25 World: 4.28 2005 Costa Rica: 1.49 Cuba: 2.33 World: 4.39 2006 Costa Rica: 1.6 Cuba: 2.38 World: 4.48 2007 Costa Rica: 1.76 Cuba: 2.45 World: 4.59 2008 Costa Rica: 1.72 Cuba: 2.36 World: 4.56 2009 Costa Rica: 1.63 Cuba: 2.39 World: 4.45 2010 Costa Rica: 1.59 Cuba: 2.49 World: 4.67 2011 Costa Rica: 1.67 Cuba: 2.46 World: 4.76 2012 Costa Rica: 1.64 Cuba: 2.56 World: 4.77 2013 Costa Rica: 1.68 Cuba: 2.57 World: 4.81 2014 Costa Rica: 1.69 Cuba: 2.38 World: 4.78 2015 Costa Rica: 1.61 Cuba: 2.61 World: 4.7 2016 Costa Rica: 1.69 Cuba: 2.42 World: 4.65 2017 Costa Rica: 1.71 Cuba: 2.36 World: 4.67 2018 Costa Rica: 1.7 Cuba: 2.39 World: 4.73 2019 Costa Rica: 1.64 Cuba: 1.99 World: 4.7 2020 Costa Rica: 1.43 Cuba: 1.65 World: 4.47 2021 Costa Rica: 1.59 Cuba: 1.96 World: 4.68 2022 Costa Rica: 1.61 Cuba: 1.79 World: 4.67 2023 Costa Rica: 1.59 Cuba: 1.82 World: 4.68 2024 Costa Rica: 1.63 Cuba: 1.91 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Costa Rica Cuba World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Costa Rica: 22.07 Cuba: 9.74 World: 15.6 2006 Costa Rica: 25.1 Cuba: 11.16 World: 17.2 2007 Costa Rica: 28.4 Cuba: 11.69 World: 20.2 2008 Costa Rica: 32.29 Cuba: 12.94 World: 22.8 2009 Costa Rica: 34.33 Cuba: 14.33 World: 25.3 2010 Costa Rica: 36.5 Cuba: 15.9 World: 28.4 2011 Costa Rica: 39.21 Cuba: 16.02 World: 30.9 2012 Costa Rica: 47.5 Cuba: 21.2 World: 33.3 2013 Costa Rica: 45.96 Cuba: 27.93 World: 35.3 2014 Costa Rica: 53 Cuba: 29.07 World: 37.4 2015 Costa Rica: 59.76 Cuba: 37.31 World: 39.9 2016 Costa Rica: 65.88 Cuba: 42.98 World: 43.6 2017 Costa Rica: 71.58 Cuba: 57.15 World: 46.3 2018 Costa Rica: 73.48 Cuba: 62.68 World: 49.4 2019 Costa Rica: 81.2 Cuba: 67.97 World: 53.9 2020 Costa Rica: 80.53 Cuba: 71.12 World: 60.1 2021 Costa Rica: 82.75 Cuba: 67.64 World: 63.8 2022 Costa Rica: 82.6 Cuba: 67.88 World: 67 2023 Costa Rica: 85.4 Cuba: 69.56 World: 69.2 2024 Costa Rica: 87.17 Cuba: 70.48 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Costa Rica Cuba
Population 5.2 mn 2025
126th of 215		 10.9 mn 2025
87th of 215
Population density 100.0 /km² 2023
102nd of 214		 106.2 /km² 2023
97th of 214
Population growth 0.45 % 2025
142nd of 215		 -0.39 % 2025
192nd of 215
Life expectancy 81.0 years 2024
45th of 215		 78.3 years 2024
64th of 215
Fertility rate 1.32 2024
187th of 215		 1.45 2024
164th of 215
Birth rate 10.0 ‰ 2024
157th of 215		 8.6 ‰ 2024
176th of 215
Infant mortality 9.1 ‰ 2024
79th of 196		 6.8 ‰ 2024
58th of 196
Urban population 79.7 % 2025
58th of 215		 77.2 % 2025
69th of 215
Aged 65+ 12.8 % 2025
75th of 215		 17.0 % 2025
55th of 215
Living in cities 50.1 % 2025
54th of 215		 46.7 % 2025
68th of 215
Living in towns 24.0 % 2025
155th of 215		 35.8 % 2025
83rd of 215
Living in rural areas 25.9 % 2025
100th of 215		 17.5 % 2025
153rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Costa Rica Cuba
Human Development Index 0.833 2023
62nd of 193		 0.762 2023
97th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.678 2023
65th of 169		 -
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.774 2023
17th of 156		 0.723 2023
51st of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.217 2023
55th of 172		 0.296 2023
75th of 172

Economy

Indicator Costa Rica Cuba
GDP 102.9 bn US$ 2025
73rd of 186		 107.4 bn US$ 2020
GDP per capita 19,970 US$ 2025
55th of 186		 9,605 US$ 2020
GDP per capita (PPP) 33,815 int. $ 2025
66th of 185		 -
GNI per capita 17,930 US$ 2025
56th of 182		 9,010 US$ 2019
GDP growth 4.6 % 2025
54th of 186		 -1.1 % 2024
Inflation -0.1 % 2025
154th of 165		 -
Trade 71.5 % 2025
78th of 138		 124.9 % 2024
Exports 38.8 % 2025
66th of 138		 42.5 % 2024
FDI inflows 5.4 % 2025
44th of 192		 -
Manufacturing 13.6 % 2025
47th of 132		 10.7 % 2024
Agriculture 3.4 % 2025
106th of 158		 1.2 % 2024
Tax revenue 13.5 % 2024
66th of 89		 -
Military spending - 2.9 % 2018

Labour

Indicator Costa Rica Cuba
Unemployment 6.8 % 2025
123rd of 181		 1.7 % 2025
15th of 181
Youth unemployment 19.9 % 2025
134th of 181		 4.3 % 2025
23rd of 181
Women in the labour force 46.0 % 2025
133rd of 181		 40.0 % 2025
148th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 11.5 % 2025
100th of 181		 15.5 % 2025
89th of 181
Weekly hours worked 42.0 h 2025
53rd of 181		 40.8 h 2025
73rd of 181
Youth NEET rate 18.3 % 2025
93rd of 181		 11.5 % 2025
46th of 181
Labour income share 55.3 % 2024
19th of 114		 41.3 % 2025
76th of 114
Output per hour 29.1 $ 2025
73rd of 181		 22.6 $ 2025
89th of 181

Health

Indicator Costa Rica Cuba
Health spending 6.9 % 2023
86th of 192		 9.4 % 2023
37th of 192
Health spending per person 1,163 US$ 2023
59th of 191		 1,199 US$ 2020
Physicians 2.69 /1,000 2022
57th of 125		 9.54 /1,000 2021
Under-5 mortality 10.4 ‰ 2024
79th of 196		 8.6 ‰ 2024
62nd of 196
Maternal mortality 24 /100k 2023
75th of 194		 35 /100k 2023
85th of 194
Tobacco use 7.9 % 2024
18th of 166		 16.1 % 2024
69th of 166
Safe drinking water 80.5 % 2024
75th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Costa Rica Cuba
Calories per person 3,061 kcal 2023
67th of 155		 -
Protein supply 89.5 g 2022
93rd of 174		 97.3 g 2018
Animal protein supply 54.2 g 2022
65th of 174		 43.6 g 2018
Fat supply 110.7 g 2022
66th of 174		 79.2 g 2018
Food insecurity 13.9 % 2024
53rd of 134		 -
Severe food insecurity 2.3 % 2024
35th of 124		 -
Cereal import dependency 92.5 % 2022
30th of 160		 76.6 % 2015

Education

Indicator Costa Rica Cuba
Literacy 97.4 % 2011 97.7 % 2019
Secondary enrolment 121.8 % 2024
9th of 108		 91.7 % 2024
59th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 55.0 % 2019 43.1 % 2024
69th of 128
Education spending 5.3 % 2023
22nd of 121		 8.4 % 2022
Expected schooling 16.3 yrs 2023
39th of 195		 13.9 yrs 2023
89th of 195
Mean schooling 8.8 yrs 2023
116th of 193		 10.6 yrs 2023
81st of 193

Society

Indicator Costa Rica Cuba
Income inequality 45.5 2025
88th of 93		 -
Extreme poverty 0.8 % 2025
56th of 93		 -
Internet use 87.2 % 2024
73rd of 182		 70.5 % 2024
118th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 136.0 /100 2024
39th of 151		 72.9 /100 2024
134th of 151
Electricity access 99.8 % 2024
125th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
23rd of 213
Women in parliament 49.1 % 2025
8th of 184		 55.7 % 2025
2nd of 184

Refugees

Indicator Costa Rica Cuba
Refugees hosted 36,395 2025
71st of 177		 115 2025
144th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 7.1 ‰ 2025
55th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
156th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 178,212 2025
9th of 177		 40 2025
141st of 177
Refugees from the country 367 2025
122nd of 199		 29,395 2025
43rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
128th of 199		 2.7 ‰ 2025
36th of 199

Governance

Indicator Costa Rica Cuba
Control of corruption 61.6 /100 2024
54th of 207		 43.3 /100 2024
104th of 207
Government effectiveness 56.9 /100 2024
78th of 205		 46.1 /100 2024
126th of 205
Rule of law 67.6 /100 2024
58th of 207		 46.2 /100 2024
142nd of 207
Regulatory quality 64.0 /100 2024
57th of 205		 32.2 /100 2024
192nd of 205
Voice and accountability 74.6 /100 2024
34th of 205		 34.6 /100 2024
174th of 205
Political stability 86.0 /100 2024
24th of 207		 71.3 /100 2024
88th of 207

Environment

Indicator Costa Rica Cuba
CO₂ per capita 1.63 t 2024
82nd of 202		 1.91 t 2024
88th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 8.8 Mt 2024
113th of 204		 24.4 Mt 2024
80th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
113th of 204		 0.06 % 2024
80th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.3 Gt 2024
119th of 204		 1.8 Gt 2024
70th of 204
GHG per capita 3.33 t 2024
90th of 202		 3.28 t 2024
87th of 202
Renewable energy 34.2 % 2021
71st of 211		 20.9 % 2021
104th of 211
Forest area 60.4 % 2023
27th of 212		 31.2 % 2023
106th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 17.7 µg/m³ 2023
101st of 200		 9.4 µg/m³ 2023
42nd of 200
Water stress 5.9 % 2022
65th of 176		 23.9 % 2022
116th of 176
Land area 51,060 km² 2023
127th of 214		 103,800 km² 2023
104th of 214

Energy

Indicator Costa Rica Cuba
Renewable electricity 109.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 4.0 % 2024
166th of 190
Wind and solar 14.1 % 2025
62nd of 190		 1.6 % 2024
135th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
60th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
61st of 180
Low-carbon electricity 109.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 4.0 % 2024
167th of 190
Fossil electricity -9.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 96.0 % 2024
167th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
25th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
26th of 188
Carbon intensity of power -38 g/kWh 2025
6th of 190		 643 g/kWh 2024
161st of 190
Electricity per capita 2.19 MWh 2025
102nd of 191		 1.77 MWh 2024
116th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.