Costa Rica vs Mexico

Costa Rica (North America) and Mexico (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 Mexico World

0 5,000 10k 15k 20k 1960 Costa Rica: 382.31 Mexico: 355.08 World: 452.65 1961 Costa Rica: 355.84 Mexico: 373.71 World: 471.93 1962 Costa Rica: 335.22 Mexico: 388.46 World: 496.11 1963 Costa Rica: 345.51 Mexico: 419.55 World: 525.19 1964 Costa Rica: 353.71 Mexico: 480.7 World: 563.85 1965 Costa Rica: 373.84 Mexico: 505.85 World: 601.89 1966 Costa Rica: 395.15 Mexico: 544.94 World: 638.97 1967 Costa Rica: 414 Mexico: 575.77 World: 664.4 1968 Costa Rica: 444.81 Mexico: 615.92 World: 703.46 1969 Costa Rica: 477.08 Mexico: 659.72 World: 761.11 1970 Costa Rica: 535.54 Mexico: 699.01 World: 817.68 1971 Costa Rica: 570.36 Mexico: 747.91 World: 884.88 1972 Costa Rica: 638.85 Mexico: 836.57 World: 1,002 1973 Costa Rica: 768.94 Mexico: 993.04 World: 1,201.53 1974 Costa Rica: 817.08 Mexico: 1,256.1 World: 1,362.19 1975 Costa Rica: 936.99 Mexico: 1,491.97 World: 1,488.94 1976 Costa Rica: 1,123.28 Mexico: 1,465.5 World: 1,589.73 1977 Costa Rica: 1,393.38 Mexico: 1,314.62 World: 1,766.28 1978 Costa Rica: 1,555.84 Mexico: 1,604.41 World: 2,055.49 1979 Costa Rica: 1,734.6 Mexico: 2,049.26 World: 2,335.19 1980 Costa Rica: 2,020.99 Mexico: 3,054.62 World: 2,587.01 1981 Costa Rica: 1,068.05 Mexico: 3,829.14 World: 2,628.62 1982 Costa Rica: 1,032.41 Mexico: 2,620.96 World: 2,554.08 1983 Costa Rica: 1,212.56 Mexico: 2,169.85 World: 2,561.17 1984 Costa Rica: 1,372.2 Mexico: 2,506.31 World: 2,614.33 1985 Costa Rica: 1,429.38 Mexico: 2,601.71 World: 2,690.59 1986 Costa Rica: 1,568.56 Mexico: 1,756.94 World: 3,118.57 1987 Costa Rica: 1,567.03 Mexico: 1,888.26 World: 3,487.88 1988 Costa Rica: 1,554.74 Mexico: 2,278.81 World: 3,829.99 1989 Costa Rica: 1,725.14 Mexico: 2,725.06 World: 3,930.51 1990 Costa Rica: 1,829.67 Mexico: 3,154.47 World: 4,338.94 1991 Costa Rica: 2,253.38 Mexico: 3,708.84 World: 4,453.9 1992 Costa Rica: 2,612.39 Mexico: 4,220.57 World: 4,679.98 1993 Costa Rica: 2,840.39 Mexico: 6,048.35 World: 4,685.3 1994 Costa Rica: 3,039.56 Mexico: 6,202.37 World: 4,967.01 1995 Costa Rica: 3,275.25 Mexico: 4,183.88 World: 5,463.2 1996 Costa Rica: 3,226.96 Mexico: 4,674.37 World: 5,507.22 1997 Costa Rica: 3,407.78 Mexico: 5,567.36 World: 5,408.57 1998 Costa Rica: 3,617.46 Mexico: 5,832.69 World: 5,302.34 1999 Costa Rica: 3,690.96 Mexico: 6,499.97 World: 5,401.23 2000 Costa Rica: 3,812.75 Mexico: 7,524.03 World: 5,512.56 2001 Costa Rica: 3,985.13 Mexico: 7,952.76 World: 5,404.2 2002 Costa Rica: 4,067.72 Mexico: 7,983.03 World: 5,539.32 2003 Costa Rica: 4,173.15 Mexico: 7,434.07 World: 6,129.87 2004 Costa Rica: 4,431.01 Mexico: 7,849.67 World: 6,818 2005 Costa Rica: 4,703.01 Mexico: 8,671.76 World: 7,290.57 2006 Costa Rica: 5,256.6 Mexico: 9,512.64 World: 7,803.19 2007 Costa Rica: 6,137.71 Mexico: 10,134.33 World: 8,685.33 2008 Costa Rica: 6,937.24 Mexico: 10,523.77 World: 9,425.74 2009 Costa Rica: 6,832.7 Mexico: 8,423.57 World: 8,827.04 2010 Costa Rica: 8,265.79 Mexico: 9,728.8 World: 9,555.07 2011 Costa Rica: 9,276.39 Mexico: 10,664.49 World: 10,496.93 2012 Costa Rica: 10,127 Mexico: 10,744.13 World: 10,597.85 2013 Costa Rica: 10,803.24 Mexico: 11,216.8 World: 10,759.35 2014 Costa Rica: 10,911.5 Mexico: 11,391.38 World: 10,912.24 2015 Costa Rica: 11,714.71 Mexico: 10,021.24 World: 10,191.98 2016 Costa Rica: 12,091.03 Mexico: 9,097.92 World: 10,239.47 2017 Costa Rica: 12,317.09 Mexico: 9,649.28 World: 10,784.4 2018 Costa Rica: 12,620.02 Mexico: 10,084.79 World: 11,344.73 2019 Costa Rica: 12,951.86 Mexico: 10,369.56 World: 11,417.6 2020 Costa Rica: 12,475.69 Mexico: 8,841.27 World: 10,999.49 2021 Costa Rica: 12,962.27 Mexico: 10,314.05 World: 12,472.91 2022 Costa Rica: 13,971.77 Mexico: 11,405.79 World: 12,876.24 2023 Costa Rica: 17,140.77 Mexico: 13,830.84 World: 13,313.86 2024 Costa Rica: 18,853.28 Mexico: 13,988.04 World: 13,717.09 2025 Costa Rica: 19,970.1 Mexico: 13,889.23 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Costa Rica Mexico World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Costa Rica: 63.46 Mexico: 53.57 World: 50.94 1961 Costa Rica: 63.86 Mexico: 54.42 World: 52.8 1962 Costa Rica: 64.23 Mexico: 55.06 World: 55.29 1963 Costa Rica: 64.33 Mexico: 55.5 World: 55.65 1964 Costa Rica: 64.49 Mexico: 55.92 World: 56.1 1965 Costa Rica: 64.76 Mexico: 56.69 World: 55.93 1966 Costa Rica: 65.1 Mexico: 57.36 World: 56.45 1967 Costa Rica: 65.55 Mexico: 57.96 World: 56.9 1968 Costa Rica: 65.78 Mexico: 58.22 World: 57.34 1969 Costa Rica: 66.36 Mexico: 58.41 World: 57.68 1970 Costa Rica: 66.79 Mexico: 58.89 World: 57.94 1971 Costa Rica: 67.41 Mexico: 59.42 World: 58.02 1972 Costa Rica: 68.01 Mexico: 60.05 World: 58.84 1973 Costa Rica: 68.73 Mexico: 60.52 World: 59.3 1974 Costa Rica: 69.45 Mexico: 61.18 World: 59.7 1975 Costa Rica: 70.25 Mexico: 61.88 World: 60.13 1976 Costa Rica: 70.95 Mexico: 62.48 World: 60.45 1977 Costa Rica: 71.52 Mexico: 62.99 World: 61.04 1978 Costa Rica: 72.03 Mexico: 63.44 World: 61.39 1979 Costa Rica: 72.54 Mexico: 63.86 World: 61.84 1980 Costa Rica: 73.03 Mexico: 64.28 World: 62.15 1981 Costa Rica: 73.44 Mexico: 64.72 World: 62.52 1982 Costa Rica: 73.87 Mexico: 65.26 World: 62.87 1983 Costa Rica: 74.25 Mexico: 65.76 World: 63.13 1984 Costa Rica: 74.58 Mexico: 66.22 World: 63.44 1985 Costa Rica: 74.77 Mexico: 66.78 World: 63.73 1986 Costa Rica: 74.95 Mexico: 67.38 World: 64.12 1987 Costa Rica: 75.22 Mexico: 67.9 World: 64.46 1988 Costa Rica: 75.55 Mexico: 68.3 World: 64.67 1989 Costa Rica: 75.85 Mexico: 68.62 World: 64.96 1990 Costa Rica: 76.09 Mexico: 69.03 World: 65.11 1991 Costa Rica: 76.24 Mexico: 69.37 World: 65.3 1992 Costa Rica: 76.39 Mexico: 69.66 World: 65.55 1993 Costa Rica: 76.32 Mexico: 69.96 World: 65.74 1994 Costa Rica: 76.33 Mexico: 70.3 World: 65.96 1995 Costa Rica: 76.44 Mexico: 70.7 World: 66.2 1996 Costa Rica: 76.43 Mexico: 71.09 World: 66.52 1997 Costa Rica: 76.6 Mexico: 71.47 World: 66.83 1998 Costa Rica: 76.87 Mexico: 71.79 World: 67.07 1999 Costa Rica: 77.06 Mexico: 72.2 World: 67.31 2000 Costa Rica: 77.32 Mexico: 72.56 World: 67.65 2001 Costa Rica: 77.61 Mexico: 72.91 World: 67.95 2002 Costa Rica: 77.94 Mexico: 73.11 World: 68.23 2003 Costa Rica: 78.21 Mexico: 73.31 World: 68.52 2004 Costa Rica: 78.51 Mexico: 73.43 World: 68.77 2005 Costa Rica: 78.88 Mexico: 73.63 World: 69.11 2006 Costa Rica: 79.05 Mexico: 73.75 World: 69.47 2007 Costa Rica: 79.1 Mexico: 73.8 World: 69.81 2008 Costa Rica: 79.18 Mexico: 73.7 World: 70 2009 Costa Rica: 79.37 Mexico: 73.63 World: 70.38 2010 Costa Rica: 79.35 Mexico: 73.72 World: 70.68 2011 Costa Rica: 79.62 Mexico: 73.92 World: 70.97 2012 Costa Rica: 79.93 Mexico: 74.13 World: 71.26 2013 Costa Rica: 80.19 Mexico: 74.29 World: 71.53 2014 Costa Rica: 80.23 Mexico: 74.4 World: 71.78 2015 Costa Rica: 80.41 Mexico: 74.43 World: 71.97 2016 Costa Rica: 79.99 Mexico: 74.38 World: 72.19 2017 Costa Rica: 79.99 Mexico: 74.26 World: 72.37 2018 Costa Rica: 80.09 Mexico: 74.3 World: 72.64 2019 Costa Rica: 80.3 Mexico: 74.53 World: 72.87 2020 Costa Rica: 79.73 Mexico: 70.45 World: 72.18 2021 Costa Rica: 78.05 Mexico: 69.75 World: 71.22 2022 Costa Rica: 79.32 Mexico: 73.97 World: 72.97 2023 Costa Rica: 80.8 Mexico: 75.07 World: 73.33 2024 Costa Rica: 81 Mexico: 75.26 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Costa Rica Mexico World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Costa Rica: 6.71 Mexico: 6.76 World: 4.69 1961 Costa Rica: 6.65 Mexico: 6.78 World: 4.56 1962 Costa Rica: 6.54 Mexico: 6.8 World: 5.02 1963 Costa Rica: 6.39 Mexico: 6.82 World: 5.31 1964 Costa Rica: 6.19 Mexico: 6.83 World: 5.13 1965 Costa Rica: 5.96 Mexico: 6.82 World: 5.08 1966 Costa Rica: 5.7 Mexico: 6.79 World: 4.97 1967 Costa Rica: 5.42 Mexico: 6.75 World: 4.87 1968 Costa Rica: 5.03 Mexico: 6.71 World: 4.98 1969 Costa Rica: 4.84 Mexico: 6.63 World: 4.88 1970 Costa Rica: 4.59 Mexico: 6.53 World: 4.84 1971 Costa Rica: 4.36 Mexico: 6.42 World: 4.69 1972 Costa Rica: 4.16 Mexico: 6.28 World: 4.55 1973 Costa Rica: 3.99 Mexico: 6.12 World: 4.42 1974 Costa Rica: 3.89 Mexico: 5.95 World: 4.26 1975 Costa Rica: 3.8 Mexico: 5.74 World: 4.07 1976 Costa Rica: 3.75 Mexico: 5.54 World: 3.97 1977 Costa Rica: 3.7 Mexico: 5.36 World: 3.84 1978 Costa Rica: 3.66 Mexico: 5.2 World: 3.77 1979 Costa Rica: 3.65 Mexico: 4.96 World: 3.76 1980 Costa Rica: 3.58 Mexico: 4.74 World: 3.73 1981 Costa Rica: 3.56 Mexico: 4.57 World: 3.71 1982 Costa Rica: 3.54 Mexico: 4.43 World: 3.72 1983 Costa Rica: 3.53 Mexico: 4.3 World: 3.59 1984 Costa Rica: 3.52 Mexico: 4.18 World: 3.57 1985 Costa Rica: 3.51 Mexico: 4.09 World: 3.53 1986 Costa Rica: 3.45 Mexico: 3.97 World: 3.51 1987 Costa Rica: 3.38 Mexico: 3.8 World: 3.48 1988 Costa Rica: 3.31 Mexico: 3.64 World: 3.39 1989 Costa Rica: 3.24 Mexico: 3.53 World: 3.35 1990 Costa Rica: 3.17 Mexico: 3.44 World: 3.31 1991 Costa Rica: 3.08 Mexico: 3.36 World: 3.13 1992 Costa Rica: 3 Mexico: 3.29 World: 3.04 1993 Costa Rica: 2.93 Mexico: 3.21 World: 2.97 1994 Costa Rica: 2.86 Mexico: 3.13 World: 2.92 1995 Costa Rica: 2.78 Mexico: 3.04 World: 2.87 1996 Costa Rica: 2.68 Mexico: 2.96 World: 2.82 1997 Costa Rica: 2.59 Mexico: 2.89 World: 2.78 1998 Costa Rica: 2.53 Mexico: 2.82 World: 2.75 1999 Costa Rica: 2.48 Mexico: 2.76 World: 2.72 2000 Costa Rica: 2.41 Mexico: 2.71 World: 2.73 2001 Costa Rica: 2.31 Mexico: 2.67 World: 2.69 2002 Costa Rica: 2.16 Mexico: 2.63 World: 2.66 2003 Costa Rica: 2.08 Mexico: 2.58 World: 2.64 2004 Costa Rica: 2.03 Mexico: 2.54 World: 2.63 2005 Costa Rica: 2.04 Mexico: 2.5 World: 2.61 2006 Costa Rica: 1.94 Mexico: 2.46 World: 2.61 2007 Costa Rica: 1.95 Mexico: 2.42 World: 2.6 2008 Costa Rica: 1.98 Mexico: 2.39 World: 2.6 2009 Costa Rica: 1.95 Mexico: 2.36 World: 2.59 2010 Costa Rica: 1.83 Mexico: 2.34 World: 2.57 2011 Costa Rica: 1.88 Mexico: 2.32 World: 2.55 2012 Costa Rica: 1.85 Mexico: 2.29 World: 2.56 2013 Costa Rica: 1.78 Mexico: 2.27 World: 2.53 2014 Costa Rica: 1.8 Mexico: 2.21 World: 2.52 2015 Costa Rica: 1.8 Mexico: 2.14 World: 2.49 2016 Costa Rica: 1.75 Mexico: 2.09 World: 2.49 2017 Costa Rica: 1.71 Mexico: 2.04 World: 2.46 2018 Costa Rica: 1.71 Mexico: 2.03 World: 2.39 2019 Costa Rica: 1.6 Mexico: 2.02 World: 2.35 2020 Costa Rica: 1.45 Mexico: 1.99 World: 2.28 2021 Costa Rica: 1.35 Mexico: 1.97 World: 2.25 2022 Costa Rica: 1.34 Mexico: 1.94 World: 2.22 2023 Costa Rica: 1.33 Mexico: 1.91 World: 2.2 2024 Costa Rica: 1.32 Mexico: 1.89 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Costa Rica Mexico World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Costa Rica: 5.37 Mexico: 3.15 World: 5.12 1992 Costa Rica: 3.93 Mexico: 3.24 World: 5.28 1993 Costa Rica: 3.95 Mexico: 3.37 World: 5.54 1994 Costa Rica: 4.05 Mexico: 4.44 World: 5.79 1995 Costa Rica: 5.18 Mexico: 7.1 World: 5.92 1996 Costa Rica: 6.16 Mexico: 5.47 World: 5.98 1997 Costa Rica: 5.68 Mexico: 4.24 World: 6.01 1998 Costa Rica: 5.33 Mexico: 3.73 World: 6.16 1999 Costa Rica: 5.9 Mexico: 2.6 World: 6.28 2000 Costa Rica: 5.08 Mexico: 2.65 World: 6.11 2001 Costa Rica: 6.05 Mexico: 2.63 World: 6.19 2002 Costa Rica: 6.4 Mexico: 3 World: 6.41 2003 Costa Rica: 6.65 Mexico: 3.46 World: 6.48 2004 Costa Rica: 6.45 Mexico: 3.94 World: 6.33 2005 Costa Rica: 6.75 Mexico: 3.56 World: 6.22 2006 Costa Rica: 5.93 Mexico: 3.57 World: 5.97 2007 Costa Rica: 4.56 Mexico: 3.63 World: 5.77 2008 Costa Rica: 4.93 Mexico: 3.87 World: 5.82 2009 Costa Rica: 7.82 Mexico: 5.36 World: 6.41 2010 Costa Rica: 7.17 Mexico: 5.3 World: 6.28 2011 Costa Rica: 9.52 Mexico: 5.18 World: 6.15 2012 Costa Rica: 9.11 Mexico: 4.89 World: 6.15 2013 Costa Rica: 8.22 Mexico: 4.92 World: 6.1 2014 Costa Rica: 8.5 Mexico: 4.82 World: 5.96 2015 Costa Rica: 8.42 Mexico: 4.31 World: 6 2016 Costa Rica: 8.09 Mexico: 3.85 World: 5.97 2017 Costa Rica: 7.73 Mexico: 3.42 World: 5.9 2018 Costa Rica: 9.01 Mexico: 3.28 World: 5.76 2019 Costa Rica: 10.81 Mexico: 3.48 World: 5.59 2020 Costa Rica: 16.43 Mexico: 4.44 World: 6.59 2021 Costa Rica: 15.14 Mexico: 4.02 World: 6.05 2022 Costa Rica: 11.33 Mexico: 3.26 World: 5.23 2023 Costa Rica: 8.33 Mexico: 2.77 World: 4.85 2024 Costa Rica: 6.94 Mexico: 2.68 World: 4.81 2025 Costa Rica: 6.84 Mexico: 2.67 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Costa Rica Mexico World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Costa Rica: 0.78 Mexico: 2.38 World: 4.14 1971 Costa Rica: 0.77 Mexico: 2.31 World: 4.04 1972 Costa Rica: 0.84 Mexico: 2.47 World: 4.16 1973 Costa Rica: 0.92 Mexico: 2.58 World: 4.32 1974 Costa Rica: 0.88 Mexico: 2.76 World: 4.23 1975 Costa Rica: 0.94 Mexico: 2.82 World: 4.14 1976 Costa Rica: 0.95 Mexico: 2.93 World: 4.31 1977 Costa Rica: 1.16 Mexico: 2.95 World: 4.36 1978 Costa Rica: 1.22 Mexico: 3.22 World: 4.42 1979 Costa Rica: 1.18 Mexico: 3.32 World: 4.46 1980 Costa Rica: 1.04 Mexico: 3.58 World: 4.33 1981 Costa Rica: 0.94 Mexico: 3.76 World: 4.18 1982 Costa Rica: 0.78 Mexico: 3.94 World: 4.05 1983 Costa Rica: 0.77 Mexico: 3.63 World: 4.01 1984 Costa Rica: 0.78 Mexico: 3.61 World: 4.07 1985 Costa Rica: 0.8 Mexico: 3.66 World: 4.05 1986 Costa Rica: 0.81 Mexico: 3.53 World: 4.04 1987 Costa Rica: 0.83 Mexico: 3.6 World: 4.1 1988 Costa Rica: 0.86 Mexico: 3.51 World: 4.16 1989 Costa Rica: 0.95 Mexico: 3.61 World: 4.16 1990 Costa Rica: 0.93 Mexico: 3.5 World: 4.15 1991 Costa Rica: 0.98 Mexico: 3.64 World: 4.1 1992 Costa Rica: 1.29 Mexico: 3.62 World: 4.01 1993 Costa Rica: 1.27 Mexico: 3.65 World: 3.97 1994 Costa Rica: 1.45 Mexico: 3.88 World: 3.94 1995 Costa Rica: 1.41 Mexico: 3.59 World: 3.99 1996 Costa Rica: 1.31 Mexico: 3.7 World: 4.01 1997 Costa Rica: 1.26 Mexico: 3.84 World: 4.02 1998 Costa Rica: 1.37 Mexico: 4.02 World: 3.98 1999 Costa Rica: 1.34 Mexico: 3.84 World: 3.95 2000 Costa Rica: 1.3 Mexico: 4.02 World: 4.01 2001 Costa Rica: 1.38 Mexico: 3.94 World: 4.01 2002 Costa Rica: 1.39 Mexico: 3.95 World: 4.02 2003 Costa Rica: 1.47 Mexico: 4.09 World: 4.15 2004 Costa Rica: 1.47 Mexico: 4.12 World: 4.28 2005 Costa Rica: 1.49 Mexico: 4.23 World: 4.39 2006 Costa Rica: 1.6 Mexico: 4.33 World: 4.48 2007 Costa Rica: 1.76 Mexico: 4.33 World: 4.59 2008 Costa Rica: 1.72 Mexico: 4.28 World: 4.56 2009 Costa Rica: 1.63 Mexico: 4.12 World: 4.45 2010 Costa Rica: 1.59 Mexico: 4.2 World: 4.67 2011 Costa Rica: 1.67 Mexico: 4.22 World: 4.76 2012 Costa Rica: 1.64 Mexico: 4.33 World: 4.77 2013 Costa Rica: 1.68 Mexico: 4.17 World: 4.81 2014 Costa Rica: 1.69 Mexico: 4.01 World: 4.78 2015 Costa Rica: 1.61 Mexico: 4.05 World: 4.7 2016 Costa Rica: 1.69 Mexico: 4.06 World: 4.65 2017 Costa Rica: 1.71 Mexico: 4.06 World: 4.67 2018 Costa Rica: 1.7 Mexico: 3.84 World: 4.73 2019 Costa Rica: 1.64 Mexico: 3.93 World: 4.7 2020 Costa Rica: 1.43 Mexico: 3.46 World: 4.47 2021 Costa Rica: 1.59 Mexico: 3.55 World: 4.68 2022 Costa Rica: 1.61 Mexico: 3.52 World: 4.67 2023 Costa Rica: 1.59 Mexico: 3.67 World: 4.68 2024 Costa Rica: 1.63 Mexico: 3.64 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Costa Rica Mexico World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Costa Rica: 22.07 Mexico: 17.21 World: 15.6 2006 Costa Rica: 25.1 Mexico: 19.52 World: 17.2 2007 Costa Rica: 28.4 Mexico: 20.81 World: 20.2 2008 Costa Rica: 32.29 Mexico: 21.71 World: 22.8 2009 Costa Rica: 34.33 Mexico: 26.34 World: 25.3 2010 Costa Rica: 36.5 Mexico: 31.05 World: 28.4 2011 Costa Rica: 39.21 Mexico: 37.18 World: 30.9 2012 Costa Rica: 47.5 Mexico: 39.75 World: 33.3 2013 Costa Rica: 45.96 Mexico: 43.46 World: 35.3 2014 Costa Rica: 53 Mexico: 44.39 World: 37.4 2015 Costa Rica: 59.76 Mexico: 57.43 World: 39.9 2016 Costa Rica: 65.88 Mexico: 59.54 World: 43.6 2017 Costa Rica: 71.58 Mexico: 53.03 World: 46.3 2018 Costa Rica: 73.48 Mexico: 56.66 World: 49.4 2019 Costa Rica: 81.2 Mexico: 69.63 World: 53.9 2020 Costa Rica: 80.53 Mexico: 71.49 World: 60.1 2021 Costa Rica: 82.75 Mexico: 75.63 World: 63.8 2022 Costa Rica: 82.6 Mexico: 78.63 World: 67 2023 Costa Rica: 85.4 Mexico: 81.18 World: 69.2 2024 Costa Rica: 87.17 Mexico: 83.12 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Costa Rica Mexico
Population 5.2 mn 2025
126th of 215		 131.9 mn 2025
11th of 215
Population density 100.0 /km² 2023
102nd of 214		 66.7 /km² 2023
135th of 214
Population growth 0.45 % 2025
142nd of 215		 0.83 % 2025
111th of 215
Life expectancy 81.0 years 2024
45th of 215		 75.3 years 2024
103rd of 215
Fertility rate 1.32 2024
187th of 215		 1.89 2024
111th of 215
Birth rate 10.0 ‰ 2024
157th of 215		 15.5 ‰ 2024
102nd of 215
Infant mortality 9.1 ‰ 2024
79th of 196		 12.1 ‰ 2024
96th of 196
Urban population 79.7 % 2025
58th of 215		 80.0 % 2025
57th of 215
Aged 65+ 12.8 % 2025
75th of 215		 8.5 % 2025
111th of 215
Living in cities 50.1 % 2025
54th of 215		 53.2 % 2025
45th of 215
Living in towns 24.0 % 2025
155th of 215		 24.3 % 2025
153rd of 215
Living in rural areas 25.9 % 2025
100th of 215		 22.5 % 2025
128th of 215

Human development

Indicator Costa Rica Mexico
Human Development Index 0.833 2023
62nd of 193		 0.789 2023
82nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.678 2023
65th of 169		 0.646 2023
73rd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.774 2023
17th of 156		 0.721 2023
53rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.217 2023
55th of 172		 0.358 2023
90th of 172

Economy

Indicator Costa Rica Mexico
GDP 102.9 bn US$ 2025
73rd of 186		 1.8 tn US$ 2025
14th of 186
GDP per capita 19,970 US$ 2025
55th of 186		 13,889 US$ 2025
71st of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 33,815 int. $ 2025
66th of 185		 25,868 int. $ 2025
79th of 185
GNI per capita 17,930 US$ 2025
56th of 182		 13,730 US$ 2025
66th of 182
GDP growth 4.6 % 2025
54th of 186		 0.6 % 2025
169th of 186
Inflation -0.1 % 2025
154th of 165		 3.8 % 2025
60th of 165
Trade 71.5 % 2025
78th of 138		 79.9 % 2025
68th of 138
Exports 38.8 % 2025
66th of 138		 39.6 % 2025
64th of 138
FDI inflows 5.4 % 2025
44th of 192		 2.4 % 2025
94th of 192
Manufacturing 13.6 % 2025
47th of 132		 20.0 % 2025
16th of 132
Agriculture 3.4 % 2025
106th of 158		 3.9 % 2025
98th of 158
Tax revenue 13.5 % 2024
66th of 89		 14.8 % 2024
61st of 89
Government debt - 50.3 % 2024
21st of 56
Military spending - 0.9 % 2024
118th of 147

Labour

Indicator Costa Rica Mexico
Unemployment 6.8 % 2025
123rd of 181		 2.7 % 2025
28th of 181
Youth unemployment 19.9 % 2025
134th of 181		 5.7 % 2025
31st of 181
Women in the labour force 46.0 % 2025
133rd of 181		 47.5 % 2025
126th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 11.5 % 2025
100th of 181		 11.4 % 2025
101st of 181
Weekly hours worked 42.0 h 2025
53rd of 181		 41.1 h 2025
67th of 181
Youth NEET rate 18.3 % 2025
93rd of 181		 16.0 % 2025
78th of 181
Labour income share 55.3 % 2024
19th of 114		 36.4 % 2023
Output per hour 29.1 $ 2025
73rd of 181		 22.7 $ 2025
88th of 181

Health

Indicator Costa Rica Mexico
Health spending 6.9 % 2023
86th of 192		 5.5 % 2023
117th of 192
Health spending per person 1,163 US$ 2023
59th of 191		 761 US$ 2023
72nd of 191
Physicians 2.69 /1,000 2022
57th of 125		 2.59 /1,000 2022
60th of 125
Under-5 mortality 10.4 ‰ 2024
79th of 196		 13.1 ‰ 2024
92nd of 196
Maternal mortality 24 /100k 2023
75th of 194		 42 /100k 2023
94th of 194
Tobacco use 7.9 % 2024
18th of 166		 15.7 % 2024
67th of 166
Safe drinking water 80.5 % 2024
75th of 147		 43.0 % 2024
115th of 147

Food

Indicator Costa Rica Mexico
Calories per person 3,061 kcal 2023
67th of 155		 3,309 kcal 2024
50th of 155
Protein supply 89.5 g 2022
93rd of 174		 99.4 g 2022
74th of 174
Animal protein supply 54.2 g 2022
65th of 174		 56.8 g 2022
59th of 174
Fat supply 110.7 g 2022
66th of 174		 107.7 g 2022
74th of 174
Food insecurity 13.9 % 2024
53rd of 134		 16.5 % 2024
61st of 134
Severe food insecurity 2.3 % 2024
35th of 124		 2.7 % 2024
40th of 124
Cereal import dependency 92.5 % 2022
30th of 160		 37.6 % 2022
87th of 160

Education

Indicator Costa Rica Mexico
Literacy 97.4 % 2011 95.6 % 2024
10th of 29
Secondary enrolment 121.8 % 2024
9th of 108		 103.1 % 2024
29th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 55.0 % 2019 48.2 % 2024
70th of 128
Education spending 5.3 % 2023
22nd of 121		 4.1 % 2022
Expected schooling 16.3 yrs 2023
39th of 195		 14.5 yrs 2023
77th of 195
Mean schooling 8.8 yrs 2023
116th of 193		 9.3 yrs 2023
106th of 193

Society

Indicator Costa Rica Mexico
Income inequality 45.5 2025
88th of 93		 42.6 2024
86th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.8 % 2025
56th of 93		 1.6 % 2024
62nd of 93
Internet use 87.2 % 2024
73rd of 182		 83.1 % 2024
86th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 136.0 /100 2024
39th of 151		 116.5 /100 2024
85th of 151
Electricity access 99.8 % 2024
125th of 213		 99.8 % 2024
126th of 213
Women in parliament 49.1 % 2025
8th of 184		 50.2 % 2025
5th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Costa Rica Mexico
Refugees hosted 36,395 2025
71st of 177		 152,002 2025
39th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 7.1 ‰ 2025
55th of 177		 1.2 ‰ 2025
85th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 178,212 2025
9th of 177		 173,532 2025
10th of 177
Refugees from the country 367 2025
122nd of 199		 41,307 2025
37th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
128th of 199		 0.3 ‰ 2025
87th of 199

Governance

Indicator Costa Rica Mexico
Control of corruption 61.6 /100 2024
54th of 207		 28.8 /100 2024
163rd of 207
Government effectiveness 56.9 /100 2024
78th of 205		 47.1 /100 2024
119th of 205
Rule of law 67.6 /100 2024
58th of 207		 37.1 /100 2024
174th of 207
Regulatory quality 64.0 /100 2024
57th of 205		 51.8 /100 2024
111th of 205
Voice and accountability 74.6 /100 2024
34th of 205		 50.9 /100 2024
119th of 205
Political stability 86.0 /100 2024
24th of 207		 53.7 /100 2024
163rd of 207

Environment

Indicator Costa Rica Mexico
CO₂ per capita 1.63 t 2024
82nd of 202		 3.64 t 2024
124th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 8.8 Mt 2024
113th of 204		 461.0 Mt 2024
14th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
113th of 204		 1.19 % 2024
14th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.3 Gt 2024
119th of 204		 22.0 Gt 2024
14th of 204
GHG per capita 3.33 t 2024
90th of 202		 5.25 t 2024
122nd of 202
Renewable energy 34.2 % 2021
71st of 211		 13.0 % 2021
129th of 211
Forest area 60.4 % 2023
27th of 212		 33.6 % 2023
97th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 17.7 µg/m³ 2023
101st of 200		 16.6 µg/m³ 2023
96th of 200
Water stress 5.9 % 2022
65th of 176		 44.9 % 2022
137th of 176
Land area 51,060 km² 2023
127th of 214		 1.9 mn km² 2023
13th of 214

Energy

Indicator Costa Rica Mexico
Renewable electricity 109.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 23.1 % 2025
115th of 190
Wind and solar 14.1 % 2025
62nd of 190		 13.4 % 2025
59th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
60th of 180		 2.8 % 2025
25th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 109.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 25.9 % 2025
115th of 190
Fossil electricity -9.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 74.1 % 2025
115th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
25th of 188		 3.0 % 2025
127th of 188
Carbon intensity of power -38 g/kWh 2025
6th of 190		 474 g/kWh 2025
99th of 190
Electricity per capita 2.19 MWh 2025
102nd of 191		 2.70 MWh 2025
94th 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.