Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico

Costa Rica (North America) and Puerto Rico (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 Puerto Rico World

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 1960 Costa Rica: 382.31 Puerto Rico: 717.51 World: 452.65 1961 Costa Rica: 355.84 Puerto Rico: 777.22 World: 471.93 1962 Costa Rica: 335.22 Puerto Rico: 854.74 World: 496.11 1963 Costa Rica: 345.51 Puerto Rico: 931.75 World: 525.19 1964 Costa Rica: 353.71 Puerto Rico: 1,006.43 World: 563.85 1965 Costa Rica: 373.84 Puerto Rico: 1,110.83 World: 601.89 1966 Costa Rica: 395.15 Puerto Rico: 1,207.81 World: 638.97 1967 Costa Rica: 414 Puerto Rico: 1,335.27 World: 664.4 1968 Costa Rica: 444.81 Puerto Rico: 1,480.69 World: 703.46 1969 Costa Rica: 477.08 Puerto Rico: 1,661.87 World: 761.11 1970 Costa Rica: 535.54 Puerto Rico: 1,852.35 World: 817.68 1971 Costa Rica: 570.36 Puerto Rico: 2,044.32 World: 884.88 1972 Costa Rica: 638.85 Puerto Rico: 2,246.48 World: 1,002 1973 Costa Rica: 768.94 Puerto Rico: 2,432.41 World: 1,201.53 1974 Costa Rica: 817.08 Puerto Rico: 2,614.5 World: 1,362.19 1975 Costa Rica: 936.99 Puerto Rico: 2,738.24 World: 1,488.94 1976 Costa Rica: 1,123.28 Puerto Rico: 2,946.46 World: 1,589.73 1977 Costa Rica: 1,393.38 Puerto Rico: 3,208.77 World: 1,766.28 1978 Costa Rica: 1,555.84 Puerto Rico: 3,567.75 World: 2,055.49 1979 Costa Rica: 1,734.6 Puerto Rico: 4,024.51 World: 2,335.19 1980 Costa Rica: 2,020.99 Puerto Rico: 4,502.84 World: 2,587.01 1981 Costa Rica: 1,068.05 Puerto Rico: 4,920.72 World: 2,628.62 1982 Costa Rica: 1,032.41 Puerto Rico: 5,115.01 World: 2,554.08 1983 Costa Rica: 1,212.56 Puerto Rico: 5,217.72 World: 2,561.17 1984 Costa Rica: 1,372.2 Puerto Rico: 5,730.12 World: 2,614.33 1985 Costa Rica: 1,429.38 Puerto Rico: 6,008.05 World: 2,690.59 1986 Costa Rica: 1,568.56 Puerto Rico: 6,455.18 World: 3,118.57 1987 Costa Rica: 1,567.03 Puerto Rico: 6,980.49 World: 3,487.88 1988 Costa Rica: 1,554.74 Puerto Rico: 7,595.44 World: 3,829.99 1989 Costa Rica: 1,725.14 Puerto Rico: 8,033.09 World: 3,930.51 1990 Costa Rica: 1,829.67 Puerto Rico: 8,652.51 World: 4,338.94 1991 Costa Rica: 2,253.38 Puerto Rico: 9,064.02 World: 4,453.9 1992 Costa Rica: 2,612.39 Puerto Rico: 9,659.34 World: 4,679.98 1993 Costa Rica: 2,840.39 Puerto Rico: 10,212.28 World: 4,685.3 1994 Costa Rica: 3,039.56 Puerto Rico: 10,876.42 World: 4,967.01 1995 Costa Rica: 3,275.25 Puerto Rico: 11,579.19 World: 5,463.2 1996 Costa Rica: 3,226.96 Puerto Rico: 12,173.16 World: 5,507.22 1997 Costa Rica: 3,407.78 Puerto Rico: 12,817.65 World: 5,408.57 1998 Costa Rica: 3,617.46 Puerto Rico: 14,304.41 World: 5,302.34 1999 Costa Rica: 3,690.96 Puerto Rico: 15,220.99 World: 5,401.23 2000 Costa Rica: 3,812.75 Puerto Rico: 16,192.13 World: 5,512.56 2001 Costa Rica: 3,985.13 Puerto Rico: 18,123.2 World: 5,404.2 2002 Costa Rica: 4,067.72 Puerto Rico: 18,731.46 World: 5,539.32 2003 Costa Rica: 4,173.15 Puerto Rico: 19,557.12 World: 6,129.87 2004 Costa Rica: 4,431.01 Puerto Rico: 20,988.99 World: 6,818 2005 Costa Rica: 4,703.01 Puerto Rico: 21,959.32 World: 7,290.57 2006 Costa Rica: 5,256.6 Puerto Rico: 22,935.94 World: 7,803.19 2007 Costa Rica: 6,137.71 Puerto Rico: 23,664.88 World: 8,685.33 2008 Costa Rica: 6,937.24 Puerto Rico: 24,898.33 World: 9,425.74 2009 Costa Rica: 6,832.7 Puerto Rico: 25,768.73 World: 8,827.04 2010 Costa Rica: 8,265.79 Puerto Rico: 26,414.88 World: 9,555.07 2011 Costa Rica: 9,276.39 Puerto Rico: 27,170.08 World: 10,496.93 2012 Costa Rica: 10,127 Puerto Rico: 27,742.02 World: 10,597.85 2013 Costa Rica: 10,803.24 Puerto Rico: 28,212.05 World: 10,759.35 2014 Costa Rica: 10,911.5 Puerto Rico: 28,576.1 World: 10,912.24 2015 Costa Rica: 11,714.71 Puerto Rico: 29,242.04 World: 10,191.98 2016 Costa Rica: 12,091.03 Puerto Rico: 29,978.09 World: 10,239.47 2017 Costa Rica: 12,317.09 Puerto Rico: 30,328.48 World: 10,784.4 2018 Costa Rica: 12,620.02 Puerto Rico: 30,679.92 World: 11,344.73 2019 Costa Rica: 12,951.86 Puerto Rico: 31,830.53 World: 11,417.6 2020 Costa Rica: 12,475.69 Puerto Rico: 31,427.1 World: 10,999.49 2021 Costa Rica: 12,962.27 Puerto Rico: 32,618.87 World: 12,472.91 2022 Costa Rica: 13,971.77 Puerto Rico: 35,353.56 World: 12,876.24 2023 Costa Rica: 17,140.77 Puerto Rico: 36,980.77 World: 13,313.86 2024 Costa Rica: 18,853.28 Puerto Rico: 39,353.22 World: 13,717.09 2025 Costa Rica: 19,970.1 Puerto Rico: 40,620.15 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Costa Rica Puerto Rico World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Costa Rica: 63.46 Puerto Rico: 68.63 World: 50.94 1961 Costa Rica: 63.86 Puerto Rico: 68.53 World: 52.8 1962 Costa Rica: 64.23 Puerto Rico: 68.86 World: 55.29 1963 Costa Rica: 64.33 Puerto Rico: 68.73 World: 55.65 1964 Costa Rica: 64.49 Puerto Rico: 68.24 World: 56.1 1965 Costa Rica: 64.76 Puerto Rico: 69.29 World: 55.93 1966 Costa Rica: 65.1 Puerto Rico: 70.22 World: 56.45 1967 Costa Rica: 65.55 Puerto Rico: 70.7 World: 56.9 1968 Costa Rica: 65.78 Puerto Rico: 70.57 World: 57.34 1969 Costa Rica: 66.36 Puerto Rico: 70.51 World: 57.68 1970 Costa Rica: 66.79 Puerto Rico: 70.35 World: 57.94 1971 Costa Rica: 67.41 Puerto Rico: 71.08 World: 58.02 1972 Costa Rica: 68.01 Puerto Rico: 70.81 World: 58.84 1973 Costa Rica: 68.73 Puerto Rico: 70.95 World: 59.3 1974 Costa Rica: 69.45 Puerto Rico: 71.32 World: 59.7 1975 Costa Rica: 70.25 Puerto Rico: 71.96 World: 60.13 1976 Costa Rica: 70.95 Puerto Rico: 72.08 World: 60.45 1977 Costa Rica: 71.52 Puerto Rico: 72.4 World: 61.04 1978 Costa Rica: 72.03 Puerto Rico: 72.53 World: 61.39 1979 Costa Rica: 72.54 Puerto Rico: 72.72 World: 61.84 1980 Costa Rica: 73.03 Puerto Rico: 73.1 World: 62.15 1981 Costa Rica: 73.44 Puerto Rico: 72.98 World: 62.52 1982 Costa Rica: 73.87 Puerto Rico: 72.95 World: 62.87 1983 Costa Rica: 74.25 Puerto Rico: 73.38 World: 63.13 1984 Costa Rica: 74.58 Puerto Rico: 73.43 World: 63.44 1985 Costa Rica: 74.77 Puerto Rico: 72.63 World: 63.73 1986 Costa Rica: 74.95 Puerto Rico: 73.27 World: 64.12 1987 Costa Rica: 75.22 Puerto Rico: 73.4 World: 64.46 1988 Costa Rica: 75.55 Puerto Rico: 73.15 World: 64.67 1989 Costa Rica: 75.85 Puerto Rico: 72.48 World: 64.96 1990 Costa Rica: 76.09 Puerto Rico: 72.83 World: 65.11 1991 Costa Rica: 76.24 Puerto Rico: 73.88 World: 65.3 1992 Costa Rica: 76.39 Puerto Rico: 73.39 World: 65.55 1993 Costa Rica: 76.32 Puerto Rico: 73.31 World: 65.74 1994 Costa Rica: 76.33 Puerto Rico: 73.62 World: 65.96 1995 Costa Rica: 76.44 Puerto Rico: 73.57 World: 66.2 1996 Costa Rica: 76.43 Puerto Rico: 74 World: 66.52 1997 Costa Rica: 76.6 Puerto Rico: 74.67 World: 66.83 1998 Costa Rica: 76.87 Puerto Rico: 74.56 World: 67.07 1999 Costa Rica: 77.06 Puerto Rico: 75.28 World: 67.31 2000 Costa Rica: 77.32 Puerto Rico: 75.51 World: 67.65 2001 Costa Rica: 77.61 Puerto Rico: 75.97 World: 67.95 2002 Costa Rica: 77.94 Puerto Rico: 76.82 World: 68.23 2003 Costa Rica: 78.21 Puerto Rico: 76.94 World: 68.52 2004 Costa Rica: 78.51 Puerto Rico: 76.91 World: 68.77 2005 Costa Rica: 78.88 Puerto Rico: 76.7 World: 69.11 2006 Costa Rica: 79.05 Puerto Rico: 77.56 World: 69.47 2007 Costa Rica: 79.1 Puerto Rico: 77.66 World: 69.81 2008 Costa Rica: 79.18 Puerto Rico: 78.11 World: 70 2009 Costa Rica: 79.37 Puerto Rico: 78.38 World: 70.38 2010 Costa Rica: 79.35 Puerto Rico: 78.72 World: 70.68 2011 Costa Rica: 79.62 Puerto Rico: 78.77 World: 70.97 2012 Costa Rica: 79.93 Puerto Rico: 79.26 World: 71.26 2013 Costa Rica: 80.19 Puerto Rico: 80.32 World: 71.53 2014 Costa Rica: 80.23 Puerto Rico: 80.04 World: 71.78 2015 Costa Rica: 80.41 Puerto Rico: 80.68 World: 71.97 2016 Costa Rica: 79.99 Puerto Rico: 80.36 World: 72.19 2017 Costa Rica: 79.99 Puerto Rico: 79.07 World: 72.37 2018 Costa Rica: 80.09 Puerto Rico: 81.09 World: 72.64 2019 Costa Rica: 80.3 Puerto Rico: 81.44 World: 72.87 2020 Costa Rica: 79.73 Puerto Rico: 80.01 World: 72.18 2021 Costa Rica: 78.05 Puerto Rico: 79.77 World: 71.22 2022 Costa Rica: 79.32 Puerto Rico: 79.43 World: 72.97 2023 Costa Rica: 80.8 Puerto Rico: 81.69 World: 73.33 2024 Costa Rica: 81 Puerto Rico: 81.9 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Costa Rica Puerto Rico World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Costa Rica: 6.71 Puerto Rico: 4.8 World: 4.69 1961 Costa Rica: 6.65 Puerto Rico: 4.51 World: 4.56 1962 Costa Rica: 6.54 Puerto Rico: 4.36 World: 5.02 1963 Costa Rica: 6.39 Puerto Rico: 4.53 World: 5.31 1964 Costa Rica: 6.19 Puerto Rico: 4.11 World: 5.13 1965 Costa Rica: 5.96 Puerto Rico: 4.04 World: 5.08 1966 Costa Rica: 5.7 Puerto Rico: 3.82 World: 4.97 1967 Costa Rica: 5.42 Puerto Rico: 3.57 World: 4.87 1968 Costa Rica: 5.03 Puerto Rico: 3.38 World: 4.98 1969 Costa Rica: 4.84 Puerto Rico: 3.32 World: 4.88 1970 Costa Rica: 4.59 Puerto Rico: 3.24 World: 4.84 1971 Costa Rica: 4.36 Puerto Rico: 3.29 World: 4.69 1972 Costa Rica: 4.16 Puerto Rico: 3.06 World: 4.55 1973 Costa Rica: 3.99 Puerto Rico: 2.93 World: 4.42 1974 Costa Rica: 3.89 Puerto Rico: 2.88 World: 4.26 1975 Costa Rica: 3.8 Puerto Rico: 2.77 World: 4.07 1976 Costa Rica: 3.75 Puerto Rico: 2.86 World: 3.97 1977 Costa Rica: 3.7 Puerto Rico: 2.92 World: 3.84 1978 Costa Rica: 3.66 Puerto Rico: 2.9 World: 3.77 1979 Costa Rica: 3.65 Puerto Rico: 2.85 World: 3.76 1980 Costa Rica: 3.58 Puerto Rico: 2.82 World: 3.73 1981 Costa Rica: 3.56 Puerto Rico: 2.71 World: 3.71 1982 Costa Rica: 3.54 Puerto Rico: 2.61 World: 3.72 1983 Costa Rica: 3.53 Puerto Rico: 2.46 World: 3.59 1984 Costa Rica: 3.52 Puerto Rico: 2.35 World: 3.57 1985 Costa Rica: 3.51 Puerto Rico: 2.35 World: 3.53 1986 Costa Rica: 3.45 Puerto Rico: 2.36 World: 3.51 1987 Costa Rica: 3.38 Puerto Rico: 2.33 World: 3.48 1988 Costa Rica: 3.31 Puerto Rico: 2.31 World: 3.39 1989 Costa Rica: 3.24 Puerto Rico: 2.39 World: 3.35 1990 Costa Rica: 3.17 Puerto Rico: 2.38 World: 3.31 1991 Costa Rica: 3.08 Puerto Rico: 2.3 World: 3.13 1992 Costa Rica: 3 Puerto Rico: 2.29 World: 3.04 1993 Costa Rica: 2.93 Puerto Rico: 2.31 World: 2.97 1994 Costa Rica: 2.86 Puerto Rico: 2.28 World: 2.92 1995 Costa Rica: 2.78 Puerto Rico: 2.25 World: 2.87 1996 Costa Rica: 2.68 Puerto Rico: 1.94 World: 2.82 1997 Costa Rica: 2.59 Puerto Rico: 1.9 World: 2.78 1998 Costa Rica: 2.53 Puerto Rico: 1.9 World: 2.75 1999 Costa Rica: 2.48 Puerto Rico: 2 World: 2.72 2000 Costa Rica: 2.41 Puerto Rico: 2.05 World: 2.73 2001 Costa Rica: 2.31 Puerto Rico: 1.93 World: 2.69 2002 Costa Rica: 2.16 Puerto Rico: 1.83 World: 2.66 2003 Costa Rica: 2.08 Puerto Rico: 1.76 World: 2.64 2004 Costa Rica: 2.03 Puerto Rico: 1.78 World: 2.63 2005 Costa Rica: 2.04 Puerto Rico: 1.77 World: 2.61 2006 Costa Rica: 1.94 Puerto Rico: 1.71 World: 2.61 2007 Costa Rica: 1.95 Puerto Rico: 1.65 World: 2.6 2008 Costa Rica: 1.98 Puerto Rico: 1.65 World: 2.6 2009 Costa Rica: 1.95 Puerto Rico: 1.65 World: 2.59 2010 Costa Rica: 1.83 Puerto Rico: 1.62 World: 2.57 2011 Costa Rica: 1.88 Puerto Rico: 1.6 World: 2.55 2012 Costa Rica: 1.85 Puerto Rico: 1.54 World: 2.56 2013 Costa Rica: 1.78 Puerto Rico: 1.47 World: 2.53 2014 Costa Rica: 1.8 Puerto Rico: 1.43 World: 2.52 2015 Costa Rica: 1.8 Puerto Rico: 1.34 World: 2.49 2016 Costa Rica: 1.75 Puerto Rico: 1.24 World: 2.49 2017 Costa Rica: 1.71 Puerto Rico: 1.1 World: 2.46 2018 Costa Rica: 1.71 Puerto Rico: 1.04 World: 2.39 2019 Costa Rica: 1.6 Puerto Rico: 0.98 World: 2.35 2020 Costa Rica: 1.45 Puerto Rico: 0.92 World: 2.28 2021 Costa Rica: 1.35 Puerto Rico: 0.91 World: 2.25 2022 Costa Rica: 1.34 Puerto Rico: 0.91 World: 2.22 2023 Costa Rica: 1.33 Puerto Rico: 0.92 World: 2.2 2024 Costa Rica: 1.32 Puerto Rico: 0.92 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Costa Rica Puerto Rico World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Costa Rica: 5.37 Puerto Rico: 16.18 World: 5.12 1992 Costa Rica: 3.93 Puerto Rico: 16.93 World: 5.28 1993 Costa Rica: 3.95 Puerto Rico: 16.91 World: 5.54 1994 Costa Rica: 4.05 Puerto Rico: 14.6 World: 5.79 1995 Costa Rica: 5.18 Puerto Rico: 13.93 World: 5.92 1996 Costa Rica: 6.16 Puerto Rico: 13.64 World: 5.98 1997 Costa Rica: 5.68 Puerto Rico: 13.8 World: 6.01 1998 Costa Rica: 5.33 Puerto Rico: 13.46 World: 6.16 1999 Costa Rica: 5.9 Puerto Rico: 11.81 World: 6.28 2000 Costa Rica: 5.08 Puerto Rico: 10.08 World: 6.11 2001 Costa Rica: 6.05 Puerto Rico: 11.4 World: 6.19 2002 Costa Rica: 6.4 Puerto Rico: 11.94 World: 6.41 2003 Costa Rica: 6.65 Puerto Rico: 11.78 World: 6.48 2004 Costa Rica: 6.45 Puerto Rico: 10.31 World: 6.33 2005 Costa Rica: 6.75 Puerto Rico: 11.35 World: 6.22 2006 Costa Rica: 5.93 Puerto Rico: 11.01 World: 5.97 2007 Costa Rica: 4.56 Puerto Rico: 10.93 World: 5.77 2008 Costa Rica: 4.93 Puerto Rico: 11.48 World: 5.82 2009 Costa Rica: 7.82 Puerto Rico: 15 World: 6.41 2010 Costa Rica: 7.17 Puerto Rico: 16.1 World: 6.28 2011 Costa Rica: 9.52 Puerto Rico: 15.7 World: 6.15 2012 Costa Rica: 9.11 Puerto Rico: 14.5 World: 6.15 2013 Costa Rica: 8.22 Puerto Rico: 14.3 World: 6.1 2014 Costa Rica: 8.5 Puerto Rico: 13.9 World: 5.96 2015 Costa Rica: 8.42 Puerto Rico: 12 World: 6 2016 Costa Rica: 8.09 Puerto Rico: 11.8 World: 5.97 2017 Costa Rica: 7.73 Puerto Rico: 10.8 World: 5.9 2018 Costa Rica: 9.01 Puerto Rico: 9.2 World: 5.76 2019 Costa Rica: 10.81 Puerto Rico: 8.3 World: 5.59 2020 Costa Rica: 16.43 Puerto Rico: 8.89 World: 6.59 2021 Costa Rica: 15.14 Puerto Rico: 7.9 World: 6.05 2022 Costa Rica: 11.33 Puerto Rico: 6 World: 5.23 2023 Costa Rica: 8.33 Puerto Rico: 5.73 World: 4.85 2024 Costa Rica: 6.94 Puerto Rico: 5.64 World: 4.81 2025 Costa Rica: 6.84 Puerto Rico: 5.99 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Costa Rica Puerto Rico World

0 5 10 15 20 1970 Costa Rica: 0.78 Puerto Rico: 10.83 World: 4.14 1971 Costa Rica: 0.77 Puerto Rico: 11.49 World: 4.04 1972 Costa Rica: 0.84 Puerto Rico: 13.8 World: 4.16 1973 Costa Rica: 0.92 Puerto Rico: 14.97 World: 4.32 1974 Costa Rica: 0.88 Puerto Rico: 13.91 World: 4.23 1975 Costa Rica: 0.94 Puerto Rico: 12.7 World: 4.14 1976 Costa Rica: 0.95 Puerto Rico: 13.7 World: 4.31 1977 Costa Rica: 1.16 Puerto Rico: 15.17 World: 4.36 1978 Costa Rica: 1.22 Puerto Rico: 15.16 World: 4.42 1979 Costa Rica: 1.18 Puerto Rico: 12.76 World: 4.46 1980 Costa Rica: 1.04 Puerto Rico: 10.35 World: 4.33 1981 Costa Rica: 0.94 Puerto Rico: 8.77 World: 4.18 1982 Costa Rica: 0.78 Puerto Rico: 6.59 World: 4.05 1983 Costa Rica: 0.77 Puerto Rico: 6.64 World: 4.01 1984 Costa Rica: 0.78 Puerto Rico: 5.9 World: 4.07 1985 Costa Rica: 0.8 Puerto Rico: 5.11 World: 4.05 1986 Costa Rica: 0.81 Puerto Rico: 6.28 World: 4.04 1987 Costa Rica: 0.83 Puerto Rico: 5.56 World: 4.1 1988 Costa Rica: 0.86 Puerto Rico: 6.43 World: 4.16 1989 Costa Rica: 0.95 Puerto Rico: 6.68 World: 4.16 1990 Costa Rica: 0.93 Puerto Rico: 5.38 World: 4.15 1991 Costa Rica: 0.98 Puerto Rico: 5.48 World: 4.1 1992 Costa Rica: 1.29 Puerto Rico: 5.65 World: 4.01 1993 Costa Rica: 1.27 Puerto Rico: 5.74 World: 3.97 1994 Costa Rica: 1.45 Puerto Rico: 5.87 World: 3.94 1995 Costa Rica: 1.41 Puerto Rico: 5.94 World: 3.99 1996 Costa Rica: 1.31 Puerto Rico: 5.95 World: 4.01 1997 Costa Rica: 1.26 Puerto Rico: 6.06 World: 4.02 1998 Costa Rica: 1.37 Puerto Rico: 6.13 World: 3.98 1999 Costa Rica: 1.34 Puerto Rico: 6.62 World: 3.95 2000 Costa Rica: 1.3 Puerto Rico: 6.61 World: 4.01 2001 Costa Rica: 1.38 Puerto Rico: 6.51 World: 4.01 2002 Costa Rica: 1.39 Puerto Rico: 5.27 World: 4.02 2003 Costa Rica: 1.47 Puerto Rico: 6.83 World: 4.15 2004 Costa Rica: 1.47 Puerto Rico: 6.84 World: 4.28 2005 Costa Rica: 1.49 Puerto Rico: 6.89 World: 4.39 2006 Costa Rica: 1.6 Puerto Rico: 4.46 World: 4.48 2007 Costa Rica: 1.76 Puerto Rico: 4.75 World: 4.59 2008 Costa Rica: 1.72 Puerto Rico: 4.09 World: 4.56 2009 Costa Rica: 1.63 Puerto Rico: 3.74 World: 4.45 2010 Costa Rica: 1.59 Puerto Rico: 3.61 World: 4.67 2011 Costa Rica: 1.67 Puerto Rico: 3.16 World: 4.76 2012 Costa Rica: 1.64 Puerto Rico: 3.1 World: 4.77 2013 Costa Rica: 1.68 Puerto Rico: 3.01 World: 4.81 2014 Costa Rica: 1.69 Puerto Rico: 3.21 World: 4.78 2015 Costa Rica: 1.61 Puerto Rico: 3.42 World: 4.7 2016 Costa Rica: 1.69 Puerto Rico: 3.26 World: 4.65 2017 Costa Rica: 1.71 Puerto Rico: 3.41 World: 4.67 2018 Costa Rica: 1.7 Puerto Rico: 4.17 World: 4.73 2019 Costa Rica: 1.64 Puerto Rico: 3.82 World: 4.7 2020 Costa Rica: 1.43 Puerto Rico: 3.8 World: 4.47 2021 Costa Rica: 1.59 Puerto Rico: 3.88 World: 4.68 2022 Costa Rica: 1.61 Puerto Rico: 4.32 World: 4.67 2023 Costa Rica: 1.59 Puerto Rico: 4.57 World: 4.68 2024 Costa Rica: 1.63 Puerto Rico: 4.82 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2022

Costa Rica Puerto Rico World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Costa Rica: 22.07 Puerto Rico: 23.4 World: 15.6 2006 Costa Rica: 25.1 Puerto Rico: 25.44 World: 17.2 2007 Costa Rica: 28.4 Puerto Rico: 27.86 World: 20.2 2008 Costa Rica: 32.29 Puerto Rico: 38 World: 22.8 2009 Costa Rica: 34.33 Puerto Rico: 41.5 World: 25.3 2010 Costa Rica: 36.5 Puerto Rico: 45.3 World: 28.4 2011 Costa Rica: 39.21 Puerto Rico: 48 World: 30.9 2012 Costa Rica: 47.5 Puerto Rico: 69 World: 33.3 2013 Costa Rica: 45.96 Puerto Rico: 69 World: 35.3 2014 Costa Rica: 53 Puerto Rico: 76.13 World: 37.4 2015 Costa Rica: 59.76 Puerto Rico: 63.47 World: 39.9 2016 Costa Rica: 65.88 Puerto Rico: 68.64 World: 43.6 2017 Costa Rica: 71.58 Puerto Rico: 68.74 World: 46.3 2018 Costa Rica: 73.48 Puerto Rico: 70.86 World: 49.4 2019 Costa Rica: 81.2 Puerto Rico: 77.74 World: 53.9 2021 Costa Rica: 82.75 Puerto Rico: 84.79 World: 63.8 2022 Costa Rica: 82.6 Puerto Rico: 87.29 World: 67 2005 2011 2014 2022

Population

Indicator Costa Rica Puerto Rico
Population 5.2 mn 2025
126th of 215		 3.2 mn 2025
134th of 215
Population density 100.0 /km² 2023
102nd of 214		 361.2 /km² 2023
29th of 214
Population growth 0.45 % 2025
142nd of 215		 -0.55 % 2025
199th of 215
Life expectancy 81.0 years 2024
45th of 215		 81.9 years 2024
37th of 215
Fertility rate 1.32 2024
187th of 215		 0.92 2024
212th of 215
Birth rate 10.0 ‰ 2024
157th of 215		 5.7 ‰ 2024
210th of 215
Infant mortality 9.1 ‰ 2024
79th of 196		 -
Urban population 79.7 % 2025
58th of 215		 94.3 % 2025
20th of 215
Aged 65+ 12.8 % 2025
75th of 215		 25.3 % 2025
3rd of 215
Living in cities 50.1 % 2025
54th of 215		 28.2 % 2025
148th of 215
Living in towns 24.0 % 2025
155th of 215		 52.9 % 2025
33rd of 215
Living in rural areas 25.9 % 2025
100th of 215		 18.9 % 2025
144th of 215

Human development

Indicator Costa Rica Puerto Rico
Human Development Index 0.833 2023
62nd of 193		 -
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.678 2023
65th of 169		 -
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.774 2023
17th of 156		 -
Gender Inequality Index 0.217 2023
55th of 172		 -

Economy

Indicator Costa Rica Puerto Rico
GDP 102.9 bn US$ 2025
73rd of 186		 129.4 bn US$ 2025
64th of 186
GDP per capita 19,970 US$ 2025
55th of 186		 40,620 US$ 2025
29th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 33,815 int. $ 2025
66th of 185		 52,196 int. $ 2025
42nd of 185
GNI per capita 17,930 US$ 2025
56th of 182		 27,320 US$ 2025
39th of 182
GDP growth 4.6 % 2025
54th of 186		 0.3 % 2025
173rd of 186
Inflation -0.1 % 2025
154th of 165		 -
Trade 71.5 % 2025
78th of 138		 90.5 % 2025
59th of 138
Exports 38.8 % 2025
66th of 138		 46.9 % 2025
43rd of 138
FDI inflows 5.4 % 2025
44th of 192		 -
Manufacturing 13.6 % 2025
47th of 132		 44.0 % 2025
1st of 132
Agriculture 3.4 % 2025
106th of 158		 0.7 % 2025
149th of 158
Tax revenue 13.5 % 2024
66th of 89		 -

Labour

Indicator Costa Rica Puerto Rico
Unemployment 6.8 % 2025
123rd of 181		 6.0 % 2025
111th of 181
Youth unemployment 19.9 % 2025
134th of 181		 14.0 % 2025
102nd of 181
Women in the labour force 46.0 % 2025
133rd of 181		 36.9 % 2025
158th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 11.5 % 2025
100th of 181		 1.1 % 2025
169th of 181
Weekly hours worked 42.0 h 2025
53rd of 181		 38.3 h 2025
94th of 181
Youth NEET rate 18.3 % 2025
93rd of 181		 20.5 % 2025
106th of 181
Labour income share 55.3 % 2024
19th of 114		 59.0 % 2025
11th of 114
Output per hour 29.1 $ 2025
73rd of 181		 61.0 $ 2025
31st of 181

Health

Indicator Costa Rica Puerto Rico
Health spending 6.9 % 2023
86th of 192		 -
Health spending per person 1,163 US$ 2023
59th of 191		 -
Physicians 2.69 /1,000 2022
57th of 125		 -
Under-5 mortality 10.4 ‰ 2024
79th of 196		 -
Maternal mortality 24 /100k 2023
75th of 194		 11 /100k 2023
49th of 194
Tobacco use 7.9 % 2024
18th of 166		 -
Safe drinking water 80.5 % 2024
75th of 147		 98.9 % 2024
30th of 147

Food

Indicator Costa Rica Puerto Rico
Calories per person 3,061 kcal 2023
67th of 155		 -
Protein supply 89.5 g 2022
93rd of 174		 -
Animal protein supply 54.2 g 2022
65th of 174		 -
Fat supply 110.7 g 2022
66th 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		 -

Education

Indicator Costa Rica Puerto Rico
Literacy 97.4 % 2011 92.4 % 2017
Secondary enrolment 121.8 % 2024
9th of 108		 81.5 % 2024
84th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 55.0 % 2019 77.9 % 2023
30th of 128
Education spending 5.3 % 2023
22nd of 121		 4.3 % 2024
43rd of 121
Expected schooling 16.3 yrs 2023
39th of 195		 -
Mean schooling 8.8 yrs 2023
116th of 193		 -

Society

Indicator Costa Rica Puerto Rico
Income inequality 45.5 2025
88th of 93		 -
Extreme poverty 0.8 % 2025
56th of 93		 -
Internet use 87.2 % 2024
73rd of 182		 87.3 % 2022
Mobile subscriptions 136.0 /100 2024
39th of 151		 126.4 /100 2024
59th of 151
Electricity access 99.8 % 2024
125th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
87th of 213
Women in parliament 49.1 % 2025
8th of 184		 -

Refugees

Indicator Costa Rica Puerto Rico
Refugees hosted 36,395 2025
71st of 177		 -
Refugees hosted per 1,000 7.1 ‰ 2025
55th of 177		 -
Asylum-seekers hosted 178,212 2025
9th of 177		 -
Refugees from the country 367 2025
122nd of 199		 0 2024
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
128th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2024

Governance

Indicator Costa Rica Puerto Rico
Control of corruption 61.6 /100 2024
54th of 207		 55.9 /100 2024
71st of 207
Government effectiveness 56.9 /100 2024
78th of 205		 46.4 /100 2024
125th of 205
Rule of law 67.6 /100 2024
58th of 207		 66.4 /100 2024
68th of 207
Regulatory quality 64.0 /100 2024
57th of 205		 65.2 /100 2024
50th of 205
Voice and accountability 74.6 /100 2024
34th of 205		 63.5 /100 2024
76th of 205
Political stability 86.0 /100 2024
24th of 207		 73.4 /100 2024
79th of 207

Environment

Indicator Costa Rica Puerto Rico
CO₂ per capita 1.63 t 2024
82nd of 202		 4.82 t 2024
147th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 8.8 Mt 2024
113th of 204		 -
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
113th of 204		 -
Cumulative CO₂ 0.3 Gt 2024
119th of 204		 -
GHG per capita 3.33 t 2024
90th of 202		 5.50 t 2024
130th of 202
Renewable energy 34.2 % 2021
71st of 211		 2.5 % 2022
177th of 211
Forest area 60.4 % 2023
27th of 212		 56.1 % 2023
37th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 17.7 µg/m³ 2023
101st of 200		 7.8 µg/m³ 2023
31st of 200
Water stress 5.9 % 2022
65th of 176		 19.5 % 2022
108th of 176
Land area 51,060 km² 2023
127th of 214		 8,870 km² 2023
165th of 214

Energy

Indicator Costa Rica Puerto Rico
Renewable electricity 109.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 5.9 % 2025
157th of 190
Wind and solar 14.1 % 2025
62nd of 190		 5.8 % 2025
97th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
60th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
141st of 180
Low-carbon electricity 109.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 5.9 % 2025
159th of 190
Fossil electricity -9.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 94.1 % 2025
159th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
25th of 188		 15.7 % 2025
148th of 188
Carbon intensity of power -38 g/kWh 2025
6th of 190		 656 g/kWh 2025
166th of 190
Electricity per capita 2.19 MWh 2025
102nd of 191		 6.04 MWh 2025
41st 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.