Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic

Costa Rica (North America) and Dominican Republic (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$ · 1960-2025

Costa Rica Dominican Republic World

0 5,000 10k 15k 20k 1960 Costa Rica: 382.31 Dominican Republic: 205.73 World: 452.65 1961 Costa Rica: 355.84 Dominican Republic: 193.91 World: 471.93 1962 Costa Rica: 335.22 Dominican Republic: 236.81 World: 496.11 1963 Costa Rica: 345.51 Dominican Republic: 262.19 World: 525.19 1964 Costa Rica: 353.71 Dominican Republic: 277.3 World: 563.85 1965 Costa Rica: 373.84 Dominican Republic: 233.16 World: 601.89 1966 Costa Rica: 395.15 Dominican Republic: 250.88 World: 638.97 1967 Costa Rica: 414 Dominican Republic: 256.21 World: 664.4 1968 Costa Rica: 444.81 Dominican Republic: 259.57 World: 703.46 1969 Costa Rica: 477.08 Dominican Republic: 287.7 World: 761.11 1970 Costa Rica: 535.54 Dominican Republic: 337.67 World: 817.68 1971 Costa Rica: 570.36 Dominican Republic: 368.35 World: 884.88 1972 Costa Rica: 638.85 Dominican Republic: 427.22 World: 1,002 1973 Costa Rica: 768.94 Dominican Republic: 490.32 World: 1,201.53 1974 Costa Rica: 817.08 Dominican Republic: 595.36 World: 1,362.19 1975 Costa Rica: 936.99 Dominican Republic: 713.17 World: 1,488.94 1976 Costa Rica: 1,123.28 Dominican Republic: 762.78 World: 1,589.73 1977 Costa Rica: 1,393.38 Dominican Republic: 862.98 World: 1,766.28 1978 Costa Rica: 1,555.84 Dominican Republic: 868.4 World: 2,055.49 1979 Costa Rica: 1,734.6 Dominican Republic: 983.74 World: 2,335.19 1980 Costa Rica: 2,020.99 Dominican Republic: 1,180.18 World: 2,587.01 1981 Costa Rica: 1,068.05 Dominican Republic: 1,288.47 World: 2,628.62 1982 Costa Rica: 1,032.41 Dominican Republic: 1,376.27 World: 2,554.08 1983 Costa Rica: 1,212.56 Dominican Republic: 1,499.96 World: 2,561.17 1984 Costa Rica: 1,372.2 Dominican Republic: 1,843.52 World: 2,614.33 1985 Costa Rica: 1,429.38 Dominican Republic: 784.49 World: 2,690.59 1986 Costa Rica: 1,568.56 Dominican Republic: 931.66 World: 3,118.57 1987 Costa Rica: 1,567.03 Dominican Republic: 868.09 World: 3,487.88 1988 Costa Rica: 1,554.74 Dominican Republic: 783.91 World: 3,829.99 1989 Costa Rica: 1,725.14 Dominican Republic: 954.91 World: 3,930.51 1990 Costa Rica: 1,829.67 Dominican Republic: 989.16 World: 4,338.94 1991 Costa Rica: 2,253.38 Dominican Republic: 1,345.85 World: 4,453.9 1992 Costa Rica: 2,612.39 Dominican Republic: 1,558.3 World: 4,679.98 1993 Costa Rica: 2,840.39 Dominican Republic: 1,722.42 World: 4,685.3 1994 Costa Rica: 3,039.56 Dominican Republic: 1,891.67 World: 4,967.01 1995 Costa Rica: 3,275.25 Dominican Republic: 2,109.17 World: 5,463.2 1996 Costa Rica: 3,226.96 Dominican Republic: 2,270.87 World: 5,507.22 1997 Costa Rica: 3,407.78 Dominican Republic: 2,448.89 World: 5,408.57 1998 Costa Rica: 3,617.46 Dominican Republic: 2,607.85 World: 5,302.34 1999 Costa Rica: 3,690.96 Dominican Republic: 2,620.89 World: 5,401.23 2000 Costa Rica: 3,812.75 Dominican Republic: 2,831.46 World: 5,512.56 2001 Costa Rica: 3,985.13 Dominican Republic: 2,935.89 World: 5,404.2 2002 Costa Rica: 4,067.72 Dominican Republic: 3,065.6 World: 5,539.32 2003 Costa Rica: 4,173.15 Dominican Republic: 2,383.26 World: 6,129.87 2004 Costa Rica: 4,431.01 Dominican Republic: 2,451.69 World: 6,818 2005 Costa Rica: 4,703.01 Dominican Republic: 3,878.31 World: 7,290.57 2006 Costa Rica: 5,256.6 Dominican Republic: 4,055.14 World: 7,803.19 2007 Costa Rica: 6,137.71 Dominican Republic: 4,649.65 World: 8,685.33 2008 Costa Rica: 6,937.24 Dominican Republic: 5,023.59 World: 9,425.74 2009 Costa Rica: 6,832.7 Dominican Republic: 4,973.95 World: 8,827.04 2010 Costa Rica: 8,265.79 Dominican Republic: 5,478.62 World: 9,555.07 2011 Costa Rica: 9,276.39 Dominican Republic: 5,826.51 World: 10,496.93 2012 Costa Rica: 10,127 Dominican Republic: 6,013.82 World: 10,597.85 2013 Costa Rica: 10,803.24 Dominican Republic: 6,136.59 World: 10,759.35 2014 Costa Rica: 10,911.5 Dominican Republic: 6,496.45 World: 10,912.24 2015 Costa Rica: 11,714.71 Dominican Republic: 6,800.95 World: 10,191.98 2016 Costa Rica: 12,091.03 Dominican Republic: 7,160.44 World: 10,239.47 2017 Costa Rica: 12,317.09 Dominican Republic: 7,412.72 World: 10,784.4 2018 Costa Rica: 12,620.02 Dominican Republic: 7,882.98 World: 11,344.73 2019 Costa Rica: 12,951.86 Dominican Republic: 8,183.02 World: 11,417.6 2020 Costa Rica: 12,475.69 Dominican Republic: 7,135.22 World: 10,999.49 2021 Costa Rica: 12,962.27 Dominican Republic: 8,527.08 World: 12,472.91 2022 Costa Rica: 13,971.77 Dominican Republic: 10,104.25 World: 12,876.24 2023 Costa Rica: 17,140.77 Dominican Republic: 10,630.43 World: 13,313.86 2024 Costa Rica: 18,853.28 Dominican Republic: 10,875.66 World: 13,717.09 2025 Costa Rica: 19,970.1 Dominican Republic: 11,059.21 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Costa Rica Dominican Republic World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Costa Rica: 63.46 Dominican Republic: 51.71 World: 50.94 1961 Costa Rica: 63.86 Dominican Republic: 52.45 World: 52.8 1962 Costa Rica: 64.23 Dominican Republic: 53.2 World: 55.29 1963 Costa Rica: 64.33 Dominican Republic: 53.75 World: 55.65 1964 Costa Rica: 64.49 Dominican Republic: 54.65 World: 56.1 1965 Costa Rica: 64.76 Dominican Republic: 52.84 World: 55.93 1966 Costa Rica: 65.1 Dominican Republic: 55.97 World: 56.45 1967 Costa Rica: 65.55 Dominican Republic: 56.65 World: 56.9 1968 Costa Rica: 65.78 Dominican Republic: 57.27 World: 57.34 1969 Costa Rica: 66.36 Dominican Republic: 57.89 World: 57.68 1970 Costa Rica: 66.79 Dominican Republic: 58.49 World: 57.94 1971 Costa Rica: 67.41 Dominican Republic: 59.09 World: 58.02 1972 Costa Rica: 68.01 Dominican Republic: 59.66 World: 58.84 1973 Costa Rica: 68.73 Dominican Republic: 60.23 World: 59.3 1974 Costa Rica: 69.45 Dominican Republic: 60.76 World: 59.7 1975 Costa Rica: 70.25 Dominican Republic: 61.25 World: 60.13 1976 Costa Rica: 70.95 Dominican Republic: 61.74 World: 60.45 1977 Costa Rica: 71.52 Dominican Republic: 62.2 World: 61.04 1978 Costa Rica: 72.03 Dominican Republic: 62.62 World: 61.39 1979 Costa Rica: 72.54 Dominican Republic: 62.43 World: 61.84 1980 Costa Rica: 73.03 Dominican Republic: 63.39 World: 62.15 1981 Costa Rica: 73.44 Dominican Republic: 63.78 World: 62.52 1982 Costa Rica: 73.87 Dominican Republic: 64.2 World: 62.87 1983 Costa Rica: 74.25 Dominican Republic: 64.63 World: 63.13 1984 Costa Rica: 74.58 Dominican Republic: 65.13 World: 63.44 1985 Costa Rica: 74.77 Dominican Republic: 65.61 World: 63.73 1986 Costa Rica: 74.95 Dominican Republic: 66.06 World: 64.12 1987 Costa Rica: 75.22 Dominican Republic: 66.49 World: 64.46 1988 Costa Rica: 75.55 Dominican Republic: 66.91 World: 64.67 1989 Costa Rica: 75.85 Dominican Republic: 67.33 World: 64.96 1990 Costa Rica: 76.09 Dominican Republic: 67.75 World: 65.11 1991 Costa Rica: 76.24 Dominican Republic: 68.15 World: 65.3 1992 Costa Rica: 76.39 Dominican Republic: 68.53 World: 65.55 1993 Costa Rica: 76.32 Dominican Republic: 68.86 World: 65.74 1994 Costa Rica: 76.33 Dominican Republic: 69.16 World: 65.96 1995 Costa Rica: 76.44 Dominican Republic: 69.39 World: 66.2 1996 Costa Rica: 76.43 Dominican Republic: 69.6 World: 66.52 1997 Costa Rica: 76.6 Dominican Republic: 69.81 World: 66.83 1998 Costa Rica: 76.87 Dominican Republic: 69.88 World: 67.07 1999 Costa Rica: 77.06 Dominican Republic: 70.18 World: 67.31 2000 Costa Rica: 77.32 Dominican Republic: 70.37 World: 67.65 2001 Costa Rica: 77.61 Dominican Republic: 70.55 World: 67.95 2002 Costa Rica: 77.94 Dominican Republic: 70.72 World: 68.23 2003 Costa Rica: 78.21 Dominican Republic: 70.86 World: 68.52 2004 Costa Rica: 78.51 Dominican Republic: 70.73 World: 68.77 2005 Costa Rica: 78.88 Dominican Republic: 71.04 World: 69.11 2006 Costa Rica: 79.05 Dominican Republic: 71.05 World: 69.47 2007 Costa Rica: 79.1 Dominican Republic: 71.1 World: 69.81 2008 Costa Rica: 79.18 Dominican Republic: 71.33 World: 70 2009 Costa Rica: 79.37 Dominican Republic: 71.59 World: 70.38 2010 Costa Rica: 79.35 Dominican Republic: 72.04 World: 70.68 2011 Costa Rica: 79.62 Dominican Republic: 72.5 World: 70.97 2012 Costa Rica: 79.93 Dominican Republic: 72.82 World: 71.26 2013 Costa Rica: 80.19 Dominican Republic: 73.04 World: 71.53 2014 Costa Rica: 80.23 Dominican Republic: 73.15 World: 71.78 2015 Costa Rica: 80.41 Dominican Republic: 72.98 World: 71.97 2016 Costa Rica: 79.99 Dominican Republic: 72.89 World: 72.19 2017 Costa Rica: 79.99 Dominican Republic: 73.37 World: 72.37 2018 Costa Rica: 80.09 Dominican Republic: 73.56 World: 72.64 2019 Costa Rica: 80.3 Dominican Republic: 73.11 World: 72.87 2020 Costa Rica: 79.73 Dominican Republic: 72.64 World: 72.18 2021 Costa Rica: 78.05 Dominican Republic: 71.76 World: 71.22 2022 Costa Rica: 79.32 Dominican Republic: 74.21 World: 72.97 2023 Costa Rica: 80.8 Dominican Republic: 73.72 World: 73.33 2024 Costa Rica: 81 Dominican Republic: 73.87 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Costa Rica Dominican Republic World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Costa Rica: 6.71 Dominican Republic: 7.56 World: 4.69 1961 Costa Rica: 6.65 Dominican Republic: 7.49 World: 4.56 1962 Costa Rica: 6.54 Dominican Republic: 7.4 World: 5.02 1963 Costa Rica: 6.39 Dominican Republic: 7.3 World: 5.31 1964 Costa Rica: 6.19 Dominican Republic: 7.19 World: 5.13 1965 Costa Rica: 5.96 Dominican Republic: 7.05 World: 5.08 1966 Costa Rica: 5.7 Dominican Republic: 6.95 World: 4.97 1967 Costa Rica: 5.42 Dominican Republic: 6.76 World: 4.87 1968 Costa Rica: 5.03 Dominican Republic: 6.55 World: 4.98 1969 Costa Rica: 4.84 Dominican Republic: 6.37 World: 4.88 1970 Costa Rica: 4.59 Dominican Republic: 6.18 World: 4.84 1971 Costa Rica: 4.36 Dominican Republic: 6.01 World: 4.69 1972 Costa Rica: 4.16 Dominican Republic: 5.84 World: 4.55 1973 Costa Rica: 3.99 Dominican Republic: 5.67 World: 4.42 1974 Costa Rica: 3.89 Dominican Republic: 5.44 World: 4.26 1975 Costa Rica: 3.8 Dominican Republic: 5.24 World: 4.07 1976 Costa Rica: 3.75 Dominican Republic: 5.05 World: 3.97 1977 Costa Rica: 3.7 Dominican Republic: 4.84 World: 3.84 1978 Costa Rica: 3.66 Dominican Republic: 4.64 World: 3.77 1979 Costa Rica: 3.65 Dominican Republic: 4.47 World: 3.76 1980 Costa Rica: 3.58 Dominican Republic: 4.3 World: 3.73 1981 Costa Rica: 3.56 Dominican Republic: 4.15 World: 3.71 1982 Costa Rica: 3.54 Dominican Republic: 4.01 World: 3.72 1983 Costa Rica: 3.53 Dominican Republic: 3.95 World: 3.59 1984 Costa Rica: 3.52 Dominican Republic: 3.82 World: 3.57 1985 Costa Rica: 3.51 Dominican Republic: 3.69 World: 3.53 1986 Costa Rica: 3.45 Dominican Republic: 3.6 World: 3.51 1987 Costa Rica: 3.38 Dominican Republic: 3.53 World: 3.48 1988 Costa Rica: 3.31 Dominican Republic: 3.5 World: 3.39 1989 Costa Rica: 3.24 Dominican Republic: 3.48 World: 3.35 1990 Costa Rica: 3.17 Dominican Republic: 3.41 World: 3.31 1991 Costa Rica: 3.08 Dominican Republic: 3.35 World: 3.13 1992 Costa Rica: 3 Dominican Republic: 3.29 World: 3.04 1993 Costa Rica: 2.93 Dominican Republic: 3.23 World: 2.97 1994 Costa Rica: 2.86 Dominican Republic: 3.16 World: 2.92 1995 Costa Rica: 2.78 Dominican Republic: 3.1 World: 2.87 1996 Costa Rica: 2.68 Dominican Republic: 3.04 World: 2.82 1997 Costa Rica: 2.59 Dominican Republic: 2.92 World: 2.78 1998 Costa Rica: 2.53 Dominican Republic: 2.84 World: 2.75 1999 Costa Rica: 2.48 Dominican Republic: 2.85 World: 2.72 2000 Costa Rica: 2.41 Dominican Republic: 2.87 World: 2.73 2001 Costa Rica: 2.31 Dominican Republic: 2.83 World: 2.69 2002 Costa Rica: 2.16 Dominican Republic: 2.76 World: 2.66 2003 Costa Rica: 2.08 Dominican Republic: 2.7 World: 2.64 2004 Costa Rica: 2.03 Dominican Republic: 2.64 World: 2.63 2005 Costa Rica: 2.04 Dominican Republic: 2.57 World: 2.61 2006 Costa Rica: 1.94 Dominican Republic: 2.51 World: 2.61 2007 Costa Rica: 1.95 Dominican Republic: 2.51 World: 2.6 2008 Costa Rica: 1.98 Dominican Republic: 2.55 World: 2.6 2009 Costa Rica: 1.95 Dominican Republic: 2.57 World: 2.59 2010 Costa Rica: 1.83 Dominican Republic: 2.56 World: 2.57 2011 Costa Rica: 1.88 Dominican Republic: 2.53 World: 2.55 2012 Costa Rica: 1.85 Dominican Republic: 2.5 World: 2.56 2013 Costa Rica: 1.78 Dominican Republic: 2.47 World: 2.53 2014 Costa Rica: 1.8 Dominican Republic: 2.45 World: 2.52 2015 Costa Rica: 1.8 Dominican Republic: 2.43 World: 2.49 2016 Costa Rica: 1.75 Dominican Republic: 2.41 World: 2.49 2017 Costa Rica: 1.71 Dominican Republic: 2.4 World: 2.46 2018 Costa Rica: 1.71 Dominican Republic: 2.4 World: 2.39 2019 Costa Rica: 1.6 Dominican Republic: 2.37 World: 2.35 2020 Costa Rica: 1.45 Dominican Republic: 2.33 World: 2.28 2021 Costa Rica: 1.35 Dominican Republic: 2.29 World: 2.25 2022 Costa Rica: 1.34 Dominican Republic: 2.27 World: 2.22 2023 Costa Rica: 1.33 Dominican Republic: 2.24 World: 2.2 2024 Costa Rica: 1.32 Dominican Republic: 2.22 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Costa Rica Dominican Republic World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Costa Rica: 5.37 Dominican Republic: 6.86 World: 5.12 1992 Costa Rica: 3.93 Dominican Republic: 6.67 World: 5.28 1993 Costa Rica: 3.95 Dominican Republic: 6.32 World: 5.54 1994 Costa Rica: 4.05 Dominican Republic: 6.29 World: 5.79 1995 Costa Rica: 5.18 Dominican Republic: 6.44 World: 5.92 1996 Costa Rica: 6.16 Dominican Republic: 6.49 World: 5.98 1997 Costa Rica: 5.68 Dominican Republic: 6.32 World: 6.01 1998 Costa Rica: 5.33 Dominican Republic: 6.3 World: 6.16 1999 Costa Rica: 5.9 Dominican Republic: 6.31 World: 6.28 2000 Costa Rica: 5.08 Dominican Republic: 6.43 World: 6.11 2001 Costa Rica: 6.05 Dominican Republic: 7.26 World: 6.19 2002 Costa Rica: 6.4 Dominican Republic: 6.78 World: 6.41 2003 Costa Rica: 6.65 Dominican Republic: 6.94 World: 6.48 2004 Costa Rica: 6.45 Dominican Republic: 6.3 World: 6.33 2005 Costa Rica: 6.75 Dominican Republic: 6.59 World: 6.22 2006 Costa Rica: 5.93 Dominican Republic: 5.65 World: 5.97 2007 Costa Rica: 4.56 Dominican Republic: 5.16 World: 5.77 2008 Costa Rica: 4.93 Dominican Republic: 4.76 World: 5.82 2009 Costa Rica: 7.82 Dominican Republic: 5.47 World: 6.41 2010 Costa Rica: 7.17 Dominican Republic: 5.21 World: 6.28 2011 Costa Rica: 9.52 Dominican Republic: 6.09 World: 6.15 2012 Costa Rica: 9.11 Dominican Republic: 6.72 World: 6.15 2013 Costa Rica: 8.22 Dominican Republic: 7.35 World: 6.1 2014 Costa Rica: 8.5 Dominican Republic: 6.72 World: 5.96 2015 Costa Rica: 8.42 Dominican Republic: 7.61 World: 6 2016 Costa Rica: 8.09 Dominican Republic: 7.28 World: 5.97 2017 Costa Rica: 7.73 Dominican Republic: 5.83 World: 5.9 2018 Costa Rica: 9.01 Dominican Republic: 5.86 World: 5.76 2019 Costa Rica: 10.81 Dominican Republic: 6.36 World: 5.59 2020 Costa Rica: 16.43 Dominican Republic: 6.13 World: 6.59 2021 Costa Rica: 15.14 Dominican Republic: 7.7 World: 6.05 2022 Costa Rica: 11.33 Dominican Republic: 5.5 World: 5.23 2023 Costa Rica: 8.33 Dominican Republic: 5.56 World: 4.85 2024 Costa Rica: 6.94 Dominican Republic: 5.31 World: 4.81 2025 Costa Rica: 6.84 Dominican Republic: 5.09 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Costa Rica Dominican Republic World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Costa Rica: 0.78 Dominican Republic: 0.88 World: 4.14 1971 Costa Rica: 0.77 Dominican Republic: 0.87 World: 4.04 1972 Costa Rica: 0.84 Dominican Republic: 1.09 World: 4.16 1973 Costa Rica: 0.92 Dominican Republic: 1.06 World: 4.32 1974 Costa Rica: 0.88 Dominican Republic: 1.1 World: 4.23 1975 Costa Rica: 0.94 Dominican Republic: 1.11 World: 4.14 1976 Costa Rica: 0.95 Dominican Republic: 1.11 World: 4.31 1977 Costa Rica: 1.16 Dominican Republic: 1.17 World: 4.36 1978 Costa Rica: 1.22 Dominican Republic: 1.16 World: 4.42 1979 Costa Rica: 1.18 Dominican Republic: 1.2 World: 4.46 1980 Costa Rica: 1.04 Dominican Republic: 1.2 World: 4.33 1981 Costa Rica: 0.94 Dominican Republic: 1.12 World: 4.18 1982 Costa Rica: 0.78 Dominican Republic: 1.06 World: 4.05 1983 Costa Rica: 0.77 Dominican Republic: 1.2 World: 4.01 1984 Costa Rica: 0.78 Dominican Republic: 1.24 World: 4.07 1985 Costa Rica: 0.8 Dominican Republic: 1.06 World: 4.05 1986 Costa Rica: 0.81 Dominican Republic: 1.16 World: 4.04 1987 Costa Rica: 0.83 Dominican Republic: 1.31 World: 4.1 1988 Costa Rica: 0.86 Dominican Republic: 1.28 World: 4.16 1989 Costa Rica: 0.95 Dominican Republic: 1.34 World: 4.16 1990 Costa Rica: 0.93 Dominican Republic: 1.12 World: 4.15 1991 Costa Rica: 0.98 Dominican Republic: 1.15 World: 4.1 1992 Costa Rica: 1.29 Dominican Republic: 1.31 World: 4.01 1993 Costa Rica: 1.27 Dominican Republic: 1.27 World: 3.97 1994 Costa Rica: 1.45 Dominican Republic: 1.45 World: 3.94 1995 Costa Rica: 1.41 Dominican Republic: 1.52 World: 3.99 1996 Costa Rica: 1.31 Dominican Republic: 1.6 World: 4.01 1997 Costa Rica: 1.26 Dominican Republic: 1.79 World: 4.02 1998 Costa Rica: 1.37 Dominican Republic: 2.02 World: 3.98 1999 Costa Rica: 1.34 Dominican Republic: 2.16 World: 3.95 2000 Costa Rica: 1.3 Dominican Republic: 2.22 World: 4.01 2001 Costa Rica: 1.38 Dominican Republic: 2.2 World: 4.01 2002 Costa Rica: 1.39 Dominican Republic: 2.37 World: 4.02 2003 Costa Rica: 1.47 Dominican Republic: 2.09 World: 4.15 2004 Costa Rica: 1.47 Dominican Republic: 1.91 World: 4.28 2005 Costa Rica: 1.49 Dominican Republic: 2.04 World: 4.39 2006 Costa Rica: 1.6 Dominican Republic: 2.2 World: 4.48 2007 Costa Rica: 1.76 Dominican Republic: 2.19 World: 4.59 2008 Costa Rica: 1.72 Dominican Republic: 2.16 World: 4.56 2009 Costa Rica: 1.63 Dominican Republic: 2.05 World: 4.45 2010 Costa Rica: 1.59 Dominican Republic: 2.13 World: 4.67 2011 Costa Rica: 1.67 Dominican Republic: 2.12 World: 4.76 2012 Costa Rica: 1.64 Dominican Republic: 2.17 World: 4.77 2013 Costa Rica: 1.68 Dominican Republic: 2.11 World: 4.81 2014 Costa Rica: 1.69 Dominican Republic: 2.1 World: 4.78 2015 Costa Rica: 1.61 Dominican Republic: 2.29 World: 4.7 2016 Costa Rica: 1.69 Dominican Republic: 2.36 World: 4.65 2017 Costa Rica: 1.71 Dominican Republic: 2.23 World: 4.67 2018 Costa Rica: 1.7 Dominican Republic: 2.38 World: 4.73 2019 Costa Rica: 1.64 Dominican Republic: 2.61 World: 4.7 2020 Costa Rica: 1.43 Dominican Republic: 2.45 World: 4.47 2021 Costa Rica: 1.59 Dominican Republic: 2.67 World: 4.68 2022 Costa Rica: 1.61 Dominican Republic: 2.86 World: 4.67 2023 Costa Rica: 1.59 Dominican Republic: 2.89 World: 4.68 2024 Costa Rica: 1.63 Dominican Republic: 2.99 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Costa Rica Dominican Republic World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Costa Rica: 22.07 Dominican Republic: 11.48 World: 15.6 2006 Costa Rica: 25.1 Dominican Republic: 14.84 World: 17.2 2007 Costa Rica: 28.4 Dominican Republic: 17.66 World: 20.2 2008 Costa Rica: 32.29 Dominican Republic: 20.82 World: 22.8 2009 Costa Rica: 34.33 Dominican Republic: 27.72 World: 25.3 2010 Costa Rica: 36.5 Dominican Republic: 31.4 World: 28.4 2011 Costa Rica: 39.21 Dominican Republic: 38 World: 30.9 2012 Costa Rica: 47.5 Dominican Republic: 42.32 World: 33.3 2013 Costa Rica: 45.96 Dominican Republic: 45.9 World: 35.3 2014 Costa Rica: 53 Dominican Republic: 49.58 World: 37.4 2015 Costa Rica: 59.76 Dominican Republic: 54.22 World: 39.9 2016 Costa Rica: 65.88 Dominican Republic: 63.87 World: 43.6 2017 Costa Rica: 71.58 Dominican Republic: 67.57 World: 46.3 2018 Costa Rica: 73.48 Dominican Republic: 74.82 World: 49.4 2019 Costa Rica: 81.2 Dominican Republic: 79.72 World: 53.9 2020 Costa Rica: 80.53 Dominican Republic: 81.62 World: 60.1 2021 Costa Rica: 82.75 Dominican Republic: 85.24 World: 63.8 2022 Costa Rica: 82.6 Dominican Republic: 81.51 World: 67 2023 Costa Rica: 85.4 Dominican Republic: 86.13 World: 69.2 2024 Costa Rica: 87.17 Dominican Republic: 91 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Costa Rica Dominican Republic
Population 5.2 mn 2025
126th of 215		 11.5 mn 2025
84th of 215
Population density 100.0 /km² 2023
102nd of 214		 235.1 /km² 2023
57th of 214
Population growth 0.45 % 2025
142nd of 215		 0.81 % 2025
113th of 215
Life expectancy 81.0 years 2024
45th of 215		 73.9 years 2024
114th of 215
Fertility rate 1.32 2024
187th of 215		 2.22 2024
91st of 215
Birth rate 10.0 ‰ 2024
157th of 215		 17.6 ‰ 2024
86th of 215
Infant mortality 9.1 ‰ 2024
79th of 196		 27.7 ‰ 2024
146th of 196
Urban population 79.7 % 2025
58th of 215		 72.5 % 2025
79th of 215
Aged 65+ 12.8 % 2025
75th of 215		 8.2 % 2025
115th of 215
Living in cities 50.1 % 2025
54th of 215		 61.2 % 2025
30th of 215
Living in towns 24.0 % 2025
155th of 215		 24.8 % 2025
152nd of 215
Living in rural areas 25.9 % 2025
100th of 215		 14.0 % 2025
172nd of 215

Human development

Indicator Costa Rica Dominican Republic
Human Development Index 0.833 2023
62nd of 193		 0.776 2023
89th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.678 2023
65th of 169		 0.634 2023
78th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.774 2023
17th of 156		 0.726 2023
46th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.217 2023
55th of 172		 0.417 2023
106th of 172

Economy

Indicator Costa Rica Dominican Republic
GDP 102.9 bn US$ 2025
73rd of 186		 127.4 bn US$ 2025
65th of 186
GDP per capita 19,970 US$ 2025
55th of 186		 11,059 US$ 2025
78th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 33,815 int. $ 2025
66th of 185		 28,721 int. $ 2025
71st of 185
GNI per capita 17,930 US$ 2025
56th of 182		 10,620 US$ 2025
75th of 182
GDP growth 4.6 % 2025
54th of 186		 2.1 % 2025
132nd of 186
Inflation -0.1 % 2025
154th of 165		 3.9 % 2025
56th of 165
Trade 71.5 % 2025
78th of 138		 51.5 % 2025
102nd of 138
Exports 38.8 % 2025
66th of 138		 23.6 % 2025
98th of 138
FDI inflows 5.4 % 2025
44th of 192		 3.9 % 2025
69th of 192
Manufacturing 13.6 % 2025
47th of 132		 12.3 % 2025
61st of 132
Agriculture 3.4 % 2025
106th of 158		 4.6 % 2025
92nd of 158
Tax revenue 13.5 % 2024
66th of 89		 14.7 % 2024
62nd of 89
Military spending - 0.8 % 2024
120th of 147

Labour

Indicator Costa Rica Dominican Republic
Unemployment 6.8 % 2025
123rd of 181		 5.1 % 2025
92nd of 181
Youth unemployment 19.9 % 2025
134th of 181		 12.3 % 2025
90th of 181
Women in the labour force 46.0 % 2025
133rd of 181		 53.7 % 2025
89th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 11.5 % 2025
100th of 181		 7.0 % 2025
118th of 181
Weekly hours worked 42.0 h 2025
53rd of 181		 39.1 h 2025
90th of 181
Youth NEET rate 18.3 % 2025
93rd of 181		 25.8 % 2025
137th of 181
Labour income share 55.3 % 2024
19th of 114		 47.8 % 2016
Output per hour 29.1 $ 2025
73rd of 181		 26.8 $ 2025
77th of 181

Health

Indicator Costa Rica Dominican Republic
Health spending 6.9 % 2023
86th of 192		 4.6 % 2023
133rd of 192
Health spending per person 1,163 US$ 2023
59th of 191		 489 US$ 2023
95th of 191
Physicians 2.69 /1,000 2022
57th of 125		 2.43 /1,000 2023
64th of 125
Under-5 mortality 10.4 ‰ 2024
79th of 196		 30.6 ‰ 2024
140th of 196
Maternal mortality 24 /100k 2023
75th of 194		 124 /100k 2023
137th of 194
Tobacco use 7.9 % 2024
18th of 166		 -
Safe drinking water 80.5 % 2024
75th of 147		 45.3 % 2024
112th of 147

Food

Indicator Costa Rica Dominican Republic
Calories per person 3,061 kcal 2023
67th of 155		 3,313 kcal 2023
47th of 155
Protein supply 89.5 g 2022
93rd of 174		 86.8 g 2022
102nd of 174
Animal protein supply 54.2 g 2022
65th of 174		 46.6 g 2022
83rd of 174
Fat supply 110.7 g 2022
66th of 174		 112.1 g 2022
63rd of 174
Food insecurity 13.9 % 2024
53rd of 134		 41.3 % 2024
99th of 134
Severe food insecurity 2.3 % 2024
35th of 124		 16.4 % 2024
100th of 124
Cereal import dependency 92.5 % 2022
30th of 160		 63.0 % 2022
60th of 160

Education

Indicator Costa Rica Dominican Republic
Literacy 97.4 % 2011 94.0 % 2024
15th of 29
Secondary enrolment 121.8 % 2024
9th of 108		 76.4 % 2024
89th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 55.0 % 2019 57.7 % 2024
53rd of 128
Education spending 5.3 % 2023
22nd of 121		 3.8 % 2023
59th of 121
Expected schooling 16.3 yrs 2023
39th of 195		 13.6 yrs 2023
96th of 195
Mean schooling 8.8 yrs 2023
116th of 193		 9.4 yrs 2023
104th of 193

Society

Indicator Costa Rica Dominican Republic
Income inequality 45.5 2025
88th of 93		 39.0 2024
82nd of 93
Extreme poverty 0.8 % 2025
56th of 93		 0.8 % 2024
49th of 93
Internet use 87.2 % 2024
73rd of 182		 91.0 % 2024
51st of 182
Mobile subscriptions 136.0 /100 2024
39th of 151		 93.7 /100 2024
124th of 151
Electricity access 99.8 % 2024
125th of 213		 99.5 % 2024
130th of 213
Women in parliament 49.1 % 2025
8th of 184		 37.4 % 2025
39th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Costa Rica Dominican Republic
Refugees hosted 36,395 2025
71st of 177		 20 2025
152nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 7.1 ‰ 2025
55th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
162nd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 178,212 2025
9th of 177		 1,029 2025
99th of 177
Refugees from the country 367 2025
122nd of 199		 1,240 2025
103rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
128th of 199		 0.1 ‰ 2025
117th of 199

Governance

Indicator Costa Rica Dominican Republic
Control of corruption 61.6 /100 2024
54th of 207		 42.5 /100 2024
110th of 207
Government effectiveness 56.9 /100 2024
78th of 205		 52.8 /100 2024
98th of 205
Rule of law 67.6 /100 2024
58th of 207		 53.8 /100 2024
107th of 207
Regulatory quality 64.0 /100 2024
57th of 205		 58.1 /100 2024
76th of 205
Voice and accountability 74.6 /100 2024
34th of 205		 60.4 /100 2024
88th of 205
Political stability 86.0 /100 2024
24th of 207		 76.0 /100 2024
68th of 207

Environment

Indicator Costa Rica Dominican Republic
CO₂ per capita 1.63 t 2024
82nd of 202		 2.99 t 2024
111th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 8.8 Mt 2024
113th of 204		 33.1 Mt 2024
69th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
113th of 204		 0.09 % 2024
69th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.3 Gt 2024
119th of 204		 0.9 Gt 2024
85th of 204
GHG per capita 3.33 t 2024
90th of 202		 4.51 t 2024
105th of 202
Renewable energy 34.2 % 2021
71st of 211		 14.8 % 2021
124th of 211
Forest area 60.4 % 2023
27th of 212		 45.0 % 2023
62nd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 17.7 µg/m³ 2023
101st of 200		 13.5 µg/m³ 2023
69th of 200
Water stress 5.9 % 2022
65th of 176		 39.6 % 2022
133rd of 176
Land area 51,060 km² 2023
127th of 214		 48,198 km² 2023
128th of 214

Energy

Indicator Costa Rica Dominican Republic
Renewable electricity 109.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 23.8 % 2025
124th of 190
Wind and solar 14.1 % 2025
62nd of 190		 16.2 % 2025
65th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
60th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
67th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 109.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 23.8 % 2025
129th of 190
Fossil electricity -9.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 76.2 % 2025
129th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
25th of 188		 29.1 % 2025
159th of 188
Carbon intensity of power -38 g/kWh 2025
6th of 190		 538 g/kWh 2025
131st of 190
Electricity per capita 2.19 MWh 2025
102nd of 191		 1.96 MWh 2025
103rd 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.