Costa Rica vs Panama

Costa Rica (North America) and Panama (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 Panama World

0 5,000 10k 15k 20k 1960 Costa Rica: 382.31 Panama: 477.04 World: 452.65 1961 Costa Rica: 355.84 Panama: 516.46 World: 471.93 1962 Costa Rica: 335.22 Panama: 545.57 World: 496.11 1963 Costa Rica: 345.51 Panama: 586.62 World: 525.19 1964 Costa Rica: 353.71 Panama: 611.1 World: 563.85 1965 Costa Rica: 373.84 Panama: 651.33 World: 601.89 1966 Costa Rica: 395.15 Panama: 688.85 World: 638.97 1967 Costa Rica: 414 Panama: 744.89 World: 664.4 1968 Costa Rica: 444.81 Panama: 778.48 World: 703.46 1969 Costa Rica: 477.08 Panama: 830.32 World: 761.11 1970 Costa Rica: 535.54 Panama: 892.89 World: 817.68 1971 Costa Rica: 570.36 Panama: 979.33 World: 884.88 1972 Costa Rica: 638.85 Panama: 1,046.06 World: 1,002 1973 Costa Rica: 768.94 Panama: 1,164.33 World: 1,201.53 1974 Costa Rica: 817.08 Panama: 1,296.45 World: 1,362.19 1975 Costa Rica: 936.99 Panama: 1,405.75 World: 1,488.94 1976 Costa Rica: 1,123.28 Panama: 1,456.5 World: 1,589.73 1977 Costa Rica: 1,393.38 Panama: 1,503.27 World: 1,766.28 1978 Costa Rica: 1,555.84 Panama: 1,738.49 World: 2,055.49 1979 Costa Rica: 1,734.6 Panama: 1,937.98 World: 2,335.19 1980 Costa Rica: 2,020.99 Panama: 2,357.09 World: 2,587.01 1981 Costa Rica: 1,068.05 Panama: 2,605.46 World: 2,628.62 1982 Costa Rica: 1,032.41 Panama: 2,811.41 World: 2,554.08 1983 Costa Rica: 1,212.56 Panama: 2,819.35 World: 2,561.17 1984 Costa Rica: 1,372.2 Panama: 2,874.95 World: 2,614.33 1985 Costa Rica: 1,429.38 Panama: 2,972.18 World: 2,690.59 1986 Costa Rica: 1,568.56 Panama: 3,019.48 World: 3,118.57 1987 Costa Rica: 1,567.03 Panama: 2,966.01 World: 3,487.88 1988 Costa Rica: 1,554.74 Panama: 2,508.78 World: 3,829.99 1989 Costa Rica: 1,725.14 Panama: 2,462.11 World: 3,930.51 1990 Costa Rica: 1,829.67 Panama: 2,620.14 World: 4,338.94 1991 Costa Rica: 2,253.38 Panama: 2,820.55 World: 4,453.9 1992 Costa Rica: 2,612.39 Panama: 3,139.9 World: 4,679.98 1993 Costa Rica: 2,840.39 Panama: 3,358.41 World: 4,685.3 1994 Costa Rica: 3,039.56 Panama: 3,508.2 World: 4,967.01 1995 Costa Rica: 3,275.25 Panama: 3,513.9 World: 5,463.2 1996 Costa Rica: 3,226.96 Panama: 3,308.18 World: 5,507.22 1997 Costa Rica: 3,407.78 Panama: 3,545.98 World: 5,408.57 1998 Costa Rica: 3,617.46 Panama: 3,807.84 World: 5,302.34 1999 Costa Rica: 3,690.96 Panama: 3,950.34 World: 5,401.23 2000 Costa Rica: 3,812.75 Panama: 3,975.09 World: 5,512.56 2001 Costa Rica: 3,985.13 Panama: 3,991.78 World: 5,404.2 2002 Costa Rica: 4,067.72 Panama: 4,090.59 World: 5,539.32 2003 Costa Rica: 4,173.15 Panama: 4,264.66 World: 6,129.87 2004 Costa Rica: 4,431.01 Panama: 4,644.57 World: 6,818 2005 Costa Rica: 4,703.01 Panama: 5,017.74 World: 7,290.57 2006 Costa Rica: 5,256.6 Panama: 5,528.77 World: 7,803.19 2007 Costa Rica: 6,137.71 Panama: 6,317.82 World: 8,685.33 2008 Costa Rica: 6,937.24 Panama: 7,347.59 World: 9,425.74 2009 Costa Rica: 6,832.7 Panama: 7,796.93 World: 8,827.04 2010 Costa Rica: 8,265.79 Panama: 8,331.46 World: 9,555.07 2011 Costa Rica: 9,276.39 Panama: 9,662.3 World: 10,496.93 2012 Costa Rica: 10,127 Panama: 11,064.81 World: 10,597.85 2013 Costa Rica: 10,803.24 Panama: 12,273.32 World: 10,759.35 2014 Costa Rica: 10,911.5 Panama: 13,213.2 World: 10,912.24 2015 Costa Rica: 11,714.71 Panama: 14,082.65 World: 10,191.98 2016 Costa Rica: 12,091.03 Panama: 14,832.36 World: 10,239.47 2017 Costa Rica: 12,317.09 Panama: 15,694.63 World: 10,784.4 2018 Costa Rica: 12,620.02 Panama: 16,151.33 World: 11,344.73 2019 Costa Rica: 12,951.86 Panama: 16,477.91 World: 11,417.6 2020 Costa Rica: 12,475.69 Panama: 13,290.56 World: 10,999.49 2021 Costa Rica: 12,962.27 Panama: 15,509.81 World: 12,472.91 2022 Costa Rica: 13,971.77 Panama: 17,378.61 World: 12,876.24 2023 Costa Rica: 17,140.77 Panama: 18,797.19 World: 13,313.86 2024 Costa Rica: 18,853.28 Panama: 19,161.22 World: 13,717.09 2025 Costa Rica: 19,970.1 Panama: 19,789.73 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Costa Rica Panama World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Costa Rica: 63.46 Panama: 60.28 World: 50.94 1961 Costa Rica: 63.86 Panama: 60.91 World: 52.8 1962 Costa Rica: 64.23 Panama: 61.43 World: 55.29 1963 Costa Rica: 64.33 Panama: 61.81 World: 55.65 1964 Costa Rica: 64.49 Panama: 62.1 World: 56.1 1965 Costa Rica: 64.76 Panama: 62.34 World: 55.93 1966 Costa Rica: 65.1 Panama: 62.63 World: 56.45 1967 Costa Rica: 65.55 Panama: 62.89 World: 56.9 1968 Costa Rica: 65.78 Panama: 63.24 World: 57.34 1969 Costa Rica: 66.36 Panama: 63.66 World: 57.68 1970 Costa Rica: 66.79 Panama: 64.07 World: 57.94 1971 Costa Rica: 67.41 Panama: 64.67 World: 58.02 1972 Costa Rica: 68.01 Panama: 65.18 World: 58.84 1973 Costa Rica: 68.73 Panama: 65.78 World: 59.3 1974 Costa Rica: 69.45 Panama: 66.55 World: 59.7 1975 Costa Rica: 70.25 Panama: 67.24 World: 60.13 1976 Costa Rica: 70.95 Panama: 67.79 World: 60.45 1977 Costa Rica: 71.52 Panama: 68.25 World: 61.04 1978 Costa Rica: 72.03 Panama: 68.69 World: 61.39 1979 Costa Rica: 72.54 Panama: 69.09 World: 61.84 1980 Costa Rica: 73.03 Panama: 69.45 World: 62.15 1981 Costa Rica: 73.44 Panama: 69.79 World: 62.52 1982 Costa Rica: 73.87 Panama: 69.9 World: 62.87 1983 Costa Rica: 74.25 Panama: 70.13 World: 63.13 1984 Costa Rica: 74.58 Panama: 70.4 World: 63.44 1985 Costa Rica: 74.77 Panama: 70.54 World: 63.73 1986 Costa Rica: 74.95 Panama: 70.67 World: 64.12 1987 Costa Rica: 75.22 Panama: 70.81 World: 64.46 1988 Costa Rica: 75.55 Panama: 70.95 World: 64.67 1989 Costa Rica: 75.85 Panama: 70.14 World: 64.96 1990 Costa Rica: 76.09 Panama: 71.27 World: 65.11 1991 Costa Rica: 76.24 Panama: 71.33 World: 65.3 1992 Costa Rica: 76.39 Panama: 71.46 World: 65.55 1993 Costa Rica: 76.32 Panama: 71.81 World: 65.74 1994 Costa Rica: 76.33 Panama: 71.94 World: 65.96 1995 Costa Rica: 76.44 Panama: 71.99 World: 66.2 1996 Costa Rica: 76.43 Panama: 72.2 World: 66.52 1997 Costa Rica: 76.6 Panama: 72.54 World: 66.83 1998 Costa Rica: 76.87 Panama: 72.79 World: 67.07 1999 Costa Rica: 77.06 Panama: 73.12 World: 67.31 2000 Costa Rica: 77.32 Panama: 73.44 World: 67.65 2001 Costa Rica: 77.61 Panama: 73.82 World: 67.95 2002 Costa Rica: 77.94 Panama: 74.2 World: 68.23 2003 Costa Rica: 78.21 Panama: 74.57 World: 68.52 2004 Costa Rica: 78.51 Panama: 74.85 World: 68.77 2005 Costa Rica: 78.88 Panama: 75.16 World: 69.11 2006 Costa Rica: 79.05 Panama: 75.43 World: 69.47 2007 Costa Rica: 79.1 Panama: 75.68 World: 69.81 2008 Costa Rica: 79.18 Panama: 75.94 World: 70 2009 Costa Rica: 79.37 Panama: 76.23 World: 70.38 2010 Costa Rica: 79.35 Panama: 76.42 World: 70.68 2011 Costa Rica: 79.62 Panama: 76.66 World: 70.97 2012 Costa Rica: 79.93 Panama: 76.88 World: 71.26 2013 Costa Rica: 80.19 Panama: 77.13 World: 71.53 2014 Costa Rica: 80.23 Panama: 77.37 World: 71.78 2015 Costa Rica: 80.41 Panama: 77.58 World: 71.97 2016 Costa Rica: 79.99 Panama: 77.77 World: 72.19 2017 Costa Rica: 79.99 Panama: 77.9 World: 72.37 2018 Costa Rica: 80.09 Panama: 78.27 World: 72.64 2019 Costa Rica: 80.3 Panama: 78.51 World: 72.87 2020 Costa Rica: 79.73 Panama: 76.33 World: 72.18 2021 Costa Rica: 78.05 Panama: 77 World: 71.22 2022 Costa Rica: 79.32 Panama: 79.32 World: 72.97 2023 Costa Rica: 80.8 Panama: 79.59 World: 73.33 2024 Costa Rica: 81 Panama: 79.78 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Costa Rica Panama World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Costa Rica: 6.71 Panama: 5.83 World: 4.69 1961 Costa Rica: 6.65 Panama: 5.87 World: 4.56 1962 Costa Rica: 6.54 Panama: 5.87 World: 5.02 1963 Costa Rica: 6.39 Panama: 5.87 World: 5.31 1964 Costa Rica: 6.19 Panama: 5.81 World: 5.13 1965 Costa Rica: 5.96 Panama: 5.73 World: 5.08 1966 Costa Rica: 5.7 Panama: 5.65 World: 4.97 1967 Costa Rica: 5.42 Panama: 5.53 World: 4.87 1968 Costa Rica: 5.03 Panama: 5.41 World: 4.98 1969 Costa Rica: 4.84 Panama: 5.29 World: 4.88 1970 Costa Rica: 4.59 Panama: 5.18 World: 4.84 1971 Costa Rica: 4.36 Panama: 5.05 World: 4.69 1972 Costa Rica: 4.16 Panama: 4.91 World: 4.55 1973 Costa Rica: 3.99 Panama: 4.74 World: 4.42 1974 Costa Rica: 3.89 Panama: 4.58 World: 4.26 1975 Costa Rica: 3.8 Panama: 4.41 World: 4.07 1976 Costa Rica: 3.75 Panama: 4.26 World: 3.97 1977 Costa Rica: 3.7 Panama: 4.12 World: 3.84 1978 Costa Rica: 3.66 Panama: 3.98 World: 3.77 1979 Costa Rica: 3.65 Panama: 3.88 World: 3.76 1980 Costa Rica: 3.58 Panama: 3.8 World: 3.73 1981 Costa Rica: 3.56 Panama: 3.72 World: 3.71 1982 Costa Rica: 3.54 Panama: 3.66 World: 3.72 1983 Costa Rica: 3.53 Panama: 3.6 World: 3.59 1984 Costa Rica: 3.52 Panama: 3.52 World: 3.57 1985 Costa Rica: 3.51 Panama: 3.43 World: 3.53 1986 Costa Rica: 3.45 Panama: 3.34 World: 3.51 1987 Costa Rica: 3.38 Panama: 3.25 World: 3.48 1988 Costa Rica: 3.31 Panama: 3.17 World: 3.39 1989 Costa Rica: 3.24 Panama: 3.12 World: 3.35 1990 Costa Rica: 3.17 Panama: 3.07 World: 3.31 1991 Costa Rica: 3.08 Panama: 3 World: 3.13 1992 Costa Rica: 3 Panama: 2.95 World: 3.04 1993 Costa Rica: 2.93 Panama: 2.91 World: 2.97 1994 Costa Rica: 2.86 Panama: 2.88 World: 2.92 1995 Costa Rica: 2.78 Panama: 2.85 World: 2.87 1996 Costa Rica: 2.68 Panama: 2.83 World: 2.82 1997 Costa Rica: 2.59 Panama: 2.81 World: 2.78 1998 Costa Rica: 2.53 Panama: 2.79 World: 2.75 1999 Costa Rica: 2.48 Panama: 2.77 World: 2.72 2000 Costa Rica: 2.41 Panama: 2.74 World: 2.73 2001 Costa Rica: 2.31 Panama: 2.72 World: 2.69 2002 Costa Rica: 2.16 Panama: 2.7 World: 2.66 2003 Costa Rica: 2.08 Panama: 2.68 World: 2.64 2004 Costa Rica: 2.03 Panama: 2.68 World: 2.63 2005 Costa Rica: 2.04 Panama: 2.64 World: 2.61 2006 Costa Rica: 1.94 Panama: 2.62 World: 2.61 2007 Costa Rica: 1.95 Panama: 2.61 World: 2.6 2008 Costa Rica: 1.98 Panama: 2.61 World: 2.6 2009 Costa Rica: 1.95 Panama: 2.59 World: 2.59 2010 Costa Rica: 1.83 Panama: 2.59 World: 2.57 2011 Costa Rica: 1.88 Panama: 2.6 World: 2.55 2012 Costa Rica: 1.85 Panama: 2.59 World: 2.56 2013 Costa Rica: 1.78 Panama: 2.57 World: 2.53 2014 Costa Rica: 1.8 Panama: 2.55 World: 2.52 2015 Costa Rica: 1.8 Panama: 2.53 World: 2.49 2016 Costa Rica: 1.75 Panama: 2.5 World: 2.49 2017 Costa Rica: 1.71 Panama: 2.46 World: 2.46 2018 Costa Rica: 1.71 Panama: 2.4 World: 2.39 2019 Costa Rica: 1.6 Panama: 2.29 World: 2.35 2020 Costa Rica: 1.45 Panama: 2.18 World: 2.28 2021 Costa Rica: 1.35 Panama: 2.15 World: 2.25 2022 Costa Rica: 1.34 Panama: 2.14 World: 2.22 2023 Costa Rica: 1.33 Panama: 2.12 World: 2.2 2024 Costa Rica: 1.32 Panama: 2.11 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Costa Rica Panama World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Costa Rica: 5.37 Panama: 6.44 World: 5.12 1992 Costa Rica: 3.93 Panama: 6.32 World: 5.28 1993 Costa Rica: 3.95 Panama: 6.37 World: 5.54 1994 Costa Rica: 4.05 Panama: 6.43 World: 5.79 1995 Costa Rica: 5.18 Panama: 6.51 World: 5.92 1996 Costa Rica: 6.16 Panama: 6.73 World: 5.98 1997 Costa Rica: 5.68 Panama: 6.59 World: 6.01 1998 Costa Rica: 5.33 Panama: 6.4 World: 6.16 1999 Costa Rica: 5.9 Panama: 6.17 World: 6.28 2000 Costa Rica: 5.08 Panama: 6.19 World: 6.11 2001 Costa Rica: 6.05 Panama: 6.29 World: 6.19 2002 Costa Rica: 6.4 Panama: 6.3 World: 6.41 2003 Costa Rica: 6.65 Panama: 6.3 World: 6.48 2004 Costa Rica: 6.45 Panama: 6.1 World: 6.33 2005 Costa Rica: 6.75 Panama: 5.97 World: 6.22 2006 Costa Rica: 5.93 Panama: 5.79 World: 5.97 2007 Costa Rica: 4.56 Panama: 5.67 World: 5.77 2008 Costa Rica: 4.93 Panama: 5.64 World: 5.82 2009 Costa Rica: 7.82 Panama: 5.86 World: 6.41 2010 Costa Rica: 7.17 Panama: 5.85 World: 6.28 2011 Costa Rica: 9.52 Panama: 4.03 World: 6.15 2012 Costa Rica: 9.11 Panama: 3.69 World: 6.15 2013 Costa Rica: 8.22 Panama: 3.67 World: 6.1 2014 Costa Rica: 8.5 Panama: 4.39 World: 5.96 2015 Costa Rica: 8.42 Panama: 4.34 World: 6 2016 Costa Rica: 8.09 Panama: 4.72 World: 5.97 2017 Costa Rica: 7.73 Panama: 5.34 World: 5.9 2018 Costa Rica: 9.01 Panama: 5.16 World: 5.76 2019 Costa Rica: 10.81 Panama: 6.26 World: 5.59 2020 Costa Rica: 16.43 Panama: 14.66 World: 6.59 2021 Costa Rica: 15.14 Panama: 10.18 World: 6.05 2022 Costa Rica: 11.33 Panama: 8.09 World: 5.23 2023 Costa Rica: 8.33 Panama: 6.54 World: 4.85 2024 Costa Rica: 6.94 Panama: 8.45 World: 4.81 2025 Costa Rica: 6.84 Panama: 8.36 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Costa Rica Panama World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Costa Rica: 0.78 Panama: 1.72 World: 4.14 1971 Costa Rica: 0.77 Panama: 1.67 World: 4.04 1972 Costa Rica: 0.84 Panama: 1.75 World: 4.16 1973 Costa Rica: 0.92 Panama: 1.9 World: 4.32 1974 Costa Rica: 0.88 Panama: 1.89 World: 4.23 1975 Costa Rica: 0.94 Panama: 1.88 World: 4.14 1976 Costa Rica: 0.95 Panama: 1.83 World: 4.31 1977 Costa Rica: 1.16 Panama: 1.77 World: 4.36 1978 Costa Rica: 1.22 Panama: 1.64 World: 4.42 1979 Costa Rica: 1.18 Panama: 1.74 World: 4.46 1980 Costa Rica: 1.04 Panama: 1.63 World: 4.33 1981 Costa Rica: 0.94 Panama: 1.39 World: 4.18 1982 Costa Rica: 0.78 Panama: 1.53 World: 4.05 1983 Costa Rica: 0.77 Panama: 1.71 World: 4.01 1984 Costa Rica: 0.78 Panama: 1.4 World: 4.07 1985 Costa Rica: 0.8 Panama: 1.28 World: 4.05 1986 Costa Rica: 0.81 Panama: 1.29 World: 4.04 1987 Costa Rica: 0.83 Panama: 1.4 World: 4.1 1988 Costa Rica: 0.86 Panama: 1.05 World: 4.16 1989 Costa Rica: 0.95 Panama: 1.07 World: 4.16 1990 Costa Rica: 0.93 Panama: 1.11 World: 4.15 1991 Costa Rica: 0.98 Panama: 1.25 World: 4.1 1992 Costa Rica: 1.29 Panama: 1.46 World: 4.01 1993 Costa Rica: 1.27 Panama: 1.46 World: 3.97 1994 Costa Rica: 1.45 Panama: 1.53 World: 3.94 1995 Costa Rica: 1.41 Panama: 1.61 World: 3.99 1996 Costa Rica: 1.31 Panama: 1.59 World: 4.01 1997 Costa Rica: 1.26 Panama: 1.64 World: 4.02 1998 Costa Rica: 1.37 Panama: 1.98 World: 3.98 1999 Costa Rica: 1.34 Panama: 1.7 World: 3.95 2000 Costa Rica: 1.3 Panama: 1.72 World: 4.01 2001 Costa Rica: 1.38 Panama: 2.02 World: 4.01 2002 Costa Rica: 1.39 Panama: 1.73 World: 4.02 2003 Costa Rica: 1.47 Panama: 1.72 World: 4.15 2004 Costa Rica: 1.47 Panama: 1.69 World: 4.28 2005 Costa Rica: 1.49 Panama: 2.14 World: 4.39 2006 Costa Rica: 1.6 Panama: 2.22 World: 4.48 2007 Costa Rica: 1.76 Panama: 2.18 World: 4.59 2008 Costa Rica: 1.72 Panama: 2.07 World: 4.56 2009 Costa Rica: 1.63 Panama: 2.43 World: 4.45 2010 Costa Rica: 1.59 Panama: 2.53 World: 4.67 2011 Costa Rica: 1.67 Panama: 2.71 World: 4.76 2012 Costa Rica: 1.64 Panama: 2.78 World: 4.77 2013 Costa Rica: 1.68 Panama: 2.68 World: 4.81 2014 Costa Rica: 1.69 Panama: 2.77 World: 4.78 2015 Costa Rica: 1.61 Panama: 2.68 World: 4.7 2016 Costa Rica: 1.69 Panama: 2.65 World: 4.65 2017 Costa Rica: 1.71 Panama: 2.48 World: 4.67 2018 Costa Rica: 1.7 Panama: 2.38 World: 4.73 2019 Costa Rica: 1.64 Panama: 3.11 World: 4.7 2020 Costa Rica: 1.43 Panama: 2.26 World: 4.47 2021 Costa Rica: 1.59 Panama: 2.48 World: 4.68 2022 Costa Rica: 1.61 Panama: 2.6 World: 4.67 2023 Costa Rica: 1.59 Panama: 2.86 World: 4.68 2024 Costa Rica: 1.63 Panama: 2.74 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Costa Rica Panama World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Costa Rica: 22.07 Panama: 11.48 World: 15.6 2006 Costa Rica: 25.1 Panama: 17.35 World: 17.2 2007 Costa Rica: 28.4 Panama: 22.29 World: 20.2 2008 Costa Rica: 32.29 Panama: 33.82 World: 22.8 2009 Costa Rica: 34.33 Panama: 39.08 World: 25.3 2010 Costa Rica: 36.5 Panama: 40.1 World: 28.4 2011 Costa Rica: 39.21 Panama: 42.7 World: 30.9 2012 Costa Rica: 47.5 Panama: 40.3 World: 33.3 2013 Costa Rica: 45.96 Panama: 44.03 World: 35.3 2014 Costa Rica: 53 Panama: 44.92 World: 37.4 2015 Costa Rica: 59.76 Panama: 51.21 World: 39.9 2016 Costa Rica: 65.88 Panama: 54 World: 43.6 2017 Costa Rica: 71.58 Panama: 59.95 World: 46.3 2018 Costa Rica: 73.48 Panama: 61.81 World: 49.4 2019 Costa Rica: 81.2 Panama: 63.63 World: 53.9 2020 Costa Rica: 80.53 Panama: 64.82 World: 60.1 2021 Costa Rica: 82.75 Panama: 66.04 World: 63.8 2022 Costa Rica: 82.6 Panama: 67.28 World: 67 2023 Costa Rica: 85.4 Panama: 68.55 World: 69.2 2024 Costa Rica: 87.17 Panama: 72.77 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Costa Rica Panama
Population 5.2 mn 2025
126th of 215		 4.6 mn 2025
128th of 215
Population density 100.0 /km² 2023
102nd of 214		 60.1 /km² 2023
141st of 214
Population growth 0.45 % 2025
142nd of 215		 1.22 % 2025
83rd of 215
Life expectancy 81.0 years 2024
45th of 215		 79.8 years 2024
53rd of 215
Fertility rate 1.32 2024
187th of 215		 2.11 2024
97th of 215
Birth rate 10.0 ‰ 2024
157th of 215		 15.9 ‰ 2024
98th of 215
Infant mortality 9.1 ‰ 2024
79th of 196		 12.0 ‰ 2024
94th of 196
Urban population 79.7 % 2025
58th of 215		 66.2 % 2025
101st of 215
Aged 65+ 12.8 % 2025
75th of 215		 9.7 % 2025
100th of 215
Living in cities 50.1 % 2025
54th of 215		 49.4 % 2025
58th of 215
Living in towns 24.0 % 2025
155th of 215		 19.4 % 2025
187th of 215
Living in rural areas 25.9 % 2025
100th of 215		 31.1 % 2025
73rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Costa Rica Panama
Human Development Index 0.833 2023
62nd of 193		 0.839 2023
59th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.678 2023
65th of 169		 0.664 2023
70th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.774 2023
17th of 156		 0.643 2023
95th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.217 2023
55th of 172		 0.374 2023
94th of 172

Economy

Indicator Costa Rica Panama
GDP 102.9 bn US$ 2025
73rd of 186		 90.5 bn US$ 2025
81st of 186
GDP per capita 19,970 US$ 2025
55th of 186		 19,790 US$ 2025
57th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 33,815 int. $ 2025
66th of 185		 43,902 int. $ 2025
54th of 185
GNI per capita 17,930 US$ 2025
56th of 182		 19,140 US$ 2025
54th of 182
GDP growth 4.6 % 2025
54th of 186		 4.4 % 2025
63rd of 186
Inflation -0.1 % 2025
154th of 165		 -0.2 % 2025
157th of 165
Trade 71.5 % 2025
78th of 138		 83.7 % 2024
Exports 38.8 % 2025
66th of 138		 44.4 % 2024
FDI inflows 5.4 % 2025
44th of 192		 1.0 % 2025
101st of 192
Manufacturing 13.6 % 2025
47th of 132		 4.8 % 2025
117th of 132
Agriculture 3.4 % 2025
106th of 158		 2.6 % 2025
116th of 158
Tax revenue 13.5 % 2024
66th of 89		 7.2 % 2024
85th of 89

Labour

Indicator Costa Rica Panama
Unemployment 6.8 % 2025
123rd of 181		 8.4 % 2025
135th of 181
Youth unemployment 19.9 % 2025
134th of 181		 19.8 % 2025
133rd of 181
Women in the labour force 46.0 % 2025
133rd of 181		 54.9 % 2025
82nd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 11.5 % 2025
100th of 181		 16.0 % 2025
87th of 181
Weekly hours worked 42.0 h 2025
53rd of 181		 36.0 h 2025
123rd of 181
Youth NEET rate 18.3 % 2025
93rd of 181		 14.8 % 2025
71st of 181
Labour income share 55.3 % 2024
19th of 114		 35.0 % 2022
Output per hour 29.1 $ 2025
73rd of 181		 43.6 $ 2025
50th of 181

Health

Indicator Costa Rica Panama
Health spending 6.9 % 2023
86th of 192		 8.3 % 2023
56th of 192
Health spending per person 1,163 US$ 2023
59th of 191		 1,558 US$ 2023
50th of 191
Physicians 2.69 /1,000 2022
57th of 125		 1.63 /1,000 2022
70th of 125
Under-5 mortality 10.4 ‰ 2024
79th of 196		 15.3 ‰ 2024
100th of 196
Maternal mortality 24 /100k 2023
75th of 194		 37 /100k 2023
89th of 194
Tobacco use 7.9 % 2024
18th of 166		 4.8 % 2024
3rd of 166
Safe drinking water 80.5 % 2024
75th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Costa Rica Panama
Calories per person 3,061 kcal 2023
67th of 155		 3,105 kcal 2023
65th of 155
Protein supply 89.5 g 2022
93rd of 174		 94.4 g 2022
82nd of 174
Animal protein supply 54.2 g 2022
65th of 174		 53.7 g 2022
69th of 174
Fat supply 110.7 g 2022
66th of 174		 102.7 g 2022
81st of 174
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		 61.9 % 2022
62nd of 160

Education

Indicator Costa Rica Panama
Literacy 97.4 % 2011 96.2 % 2024
9th of 29
Secondary enrolment 121.8 % 2024
9th of 108		 76.6 % 2017
Tertiary enrolment 55.0 % 2019 53.7 % 2023
65th of 128
Education spending 5.3 % 2023
22nd of 121		 2.5 % 2023
97th of 121
Expected schooling 16.3 yrs 2023
39th of 195		 13.3 yrs 2023
100th of 195
Mean schooling 8.8 yrs 2023
116th of 193		 10.8 yrs 2023
74th of 193

Society

Indicator Costa Rica Panama
Income inequality 45.5 2025
88th of 93		 49.7 2024
90th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.8 % 2025
56th of 93		 3.1 % 2024
60th of 93
Internet use 87.2 % 2024
73rd of 182		 72.8 % 2024
115th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 136.0 /100 2024
39th of 151		 156.6 /100 2023
Electricity access 99.8 % 2024
125th of 213		 96.0 % 2024
147th of 213
Women in parliament 49.1 % 2025
8th of 184		 21.7 % 2025
112th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Costa Rica Panama
Refugees hosted 36,395 2025
71st of 177		 2,694 2025
111th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 7.1 ‰ 2025
55th of 177		 0.6 ‰ 2025
101st of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 178,212 2025
9th of 177		 4,129 2025
73rd of 177
Refugees from the country 367 2025
122nd of 199		 375 2025
121st of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
128th of 199		 0.1 ‰ 2025
123rd of 199

Governance

Indicator Costa Rica Panama
Control of corruption 61.6 /100 2024
54th of 207		 36.6 /100 2024
136th of 207
Government effectiveness 56.9 /100 2024
78th of 205		 56.1 /100 2024
83rd of 205
Rule of law 67.6 /100 2024
58th of 207		 52.4 /100 2024
116th of 207
Regulatory quality 64.0 /100 2024
57th of 205		 53.7 /100 2024
101st of 205
Voice and accountability 74.6 /100 2024
34th of 205		 64.6 /100 2024
68th of 205
Political stability 86.0 /100 2024
24th of 207		 70.4 /100 2024
91st of 207

Environment

Indicator Costa Rica Panama
CO₂ per capita 1.63 t 2024
82nd of 202		 2.74 t 2024
107th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 8.8 Mt 2024
113th of 204		 12.7 Mt 2024
101st of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
113th of 204		 0.03 % 2024
101st of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.3 Gt 2024
119th of 204		 0.4 Gt 2024
109th of 204
GHG per capita 3.33 t 2024
90th of 202		 4.26 t 2024
103rd of 202
Renewable energy 34.2 % 2021
71st of 211		 28.0 % 2021
83rd of 211
Forest area 60.4 % 2023
27th of 212		 56.3 % 2023
34th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 17.7 µg/m³ 2023
101st of 200		 15.1 µg/m³ 2023
84th of 200
Water stress 5.9 % 2022
65th of 176		 0.9 % 2022
14th of 176
Land area 51,060 km² 2023
127th of 214		 74,180 km² 2023
116th of 214

Energy

Indicator Costa Rica Panama
Renewable electricity 109.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 68.0 % 2024
46th of 190
Wind and solar 14.1 % 2025
62nd of 190		 14.5 % 2024
51st of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
60th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
136th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 109.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 68.0 % 2024
56th of 190
Fossil electricity -9.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 32.0 % 2024
56th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
25th of 188		 3.7 % 2024
128th of 188
Carbon intensity of power -38 g/kWh 2025
6th of 190		 220 g/kWh 2024
51st of 190
Electricity per capita 2.19 MWh 2025
102nd of 191		 2.94 MWh 2024
90th 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.