Costa Rica vs United States

Costa Rica (North America) and United States (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 United States World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 100k 1960 Costa Rica: 382.31 United States: 2,999.86 World: 452.65 1961 Costa Rica: 355.84 United States: 3,059.16 World: 471.93 1962 Costa Rica: 335.22 United States: 3,236.01 World: 496.11 1963 Costa Rica: 345.51 United States: 3,366.37 World: 525.19 1964 Costa Rica: 353.71 United States: 3,565.31 World: 563.85 1965 Costa Rica: 373.84 United States: 3,818.29 World: 601.89 1966 Costa Rica: 395.15 United States: 4,136.31 World: 638.97 1967 Costa Rica: 414 United States: 4,325.96 World: 664.4 1968 Costa Rica: 444.81 United States: 4,684.59 World: 703.46 1969 Costa Rica: 477.08 United States: 5,020 World: 761.11 1970 Costa Rica: 535.54 United States: 5,234.3 World: 817.68 1971 Costa Rica: 570.36 United States: 5,609.38 World: 884.88 1972 Costa Rica: 638.85 United States: 6,094.02 World: 1,002 1973 Costa Rica: 768.94 United States: 6,726.36 World: 1,201.53 1974 Costa Rica: 817.08 United States: 7,225.69 World: 1,362.19 1975 Costa Rica: 936.99 United States: 7,801.46 World: 1,488.94 1976 Costa Rica: 1,123.28 United States: 8,592.25 World: 1,589.73 1977 Costa Rica: 1,393.38 United States: 9,452.58 World: 1,766.28 1978 Costa Rica: 1,555.84 United States: 10,564.95 World: 2,055.49 1979 Costa Rica: 1,734.6 United States: 11,674.18 World: 2,335.19 1980 Costa Rica: 2,020.99 United States: 12,574.79 World: 2,587.01 1981 Costa Rica: 1,068.05 United States: 13,976.11 World: 2,628.62 1982 Costa Rica: 1,032.41 United States: 14,433.79 World: 2,554.08 1983 Costa Rica: 1,212.56 United States: 15,543.89 World: 2,561.17 1984 Costa Rica: 1,372.2 United States: 17,121.23 World: 2,614.33 1985 Costa Rica: 1,429.38 United States: 18,236.83 World: 2,690.59 1986 Costa Rica: 1,568.56 United States: 19,071.23 World: 3,118.57 1987 Costa Rica: 1,567.03 United States: 20,038.94 World: 3,487.88 1988 Costa Rica: 1,554.74 United States: 21,417.01 World: 3,829.99 1989 Costa Rica: 1,725.14 United States: 22,857.15 World: 3,930.51 1990 Costa Rica: 1,829.67 United States: 23,888.6 World: 4,338.94 1991 Costa Rica: 2,253.38 United States: 24,342.26 World: 4,453.9 1992 Costa Rica: 2,612.39 United States: 25,418.99 World: 4,679.98 1993 Costa Rica: 2,840.39 United States: 26,387.29 World: 4,685.3 1994 Costa Rica: 3,039.56 United States: 27,694.85 World: 4,967.01 1995 Costa Rica: 3,275.25 United States: 28,690.88 World: 5,463.2 1996 Costa Rica: 3,226.96 United States: 29,967.71 World: 5,507.22 1997 Costa Rica: 3,407.78 United States: 31,459.13 World: 5,408.57 1998 Costa Rica: 3,617.46 United States: 32,853.67 World: 5,302.34 1999 Costa Rica: 3,690.96 United States: 34,515.38 World: 5,401.23 2000 Costa Rica: 3,812.75 United States: 36,329.97 World: 5,512.56 2001 Costa Rica: 3,985.13 United States: 37,133.62 World: 5,404.2 2002 Costa Rica: 4,067.72 United States: 37,997.74 World: 5,539.32 2003 Costa Rica: 4,173.15 United States: 39,490.3 World: 6,129.87 2004 Costa Rica: 4,431.01 United States: 41,724.64 World: 6,818 2005 Costa Rica: 4,703.01 United States: 44,123.4 World: 7,290.57 2006 Costa Rica: 5,256.6 United States: 46,301.99 World: 7,803.19 2007 Costa Rica: 6,137.71 United States: 48,050.23 World: 8,685.33 2008 Costa Rica: 6,937.24 United States: 48,570.06 World: 9,425.74 2009 Costa Rica: 6,832.7 United States: 47,194.95 World: 8,827.04 2010 Costa Rica: 8,265.79 United States: 48,642.63 World: 9,555.07 2011 Costa Rica: 9,276.39 United States: 50,024.88 World: 10,496.93 2012 Costa Rica: 10,127 United States: 51,708.39 World: 10,597.85 2013 Costa Rica: 10,803.24 United States: 53,297.39 World: 10,759.35 2014 Costa Rica: 10,911.5 United States: 55,153.39 World: 10,912.24 2015 Costa Rica: 11,714.71 United States: 56,849.47 World: 10,191.98 2016 Costa Rica: 12,091.03 United States: 57,976.63 World: 10,239.47 2017 Costa Rica: 12,317.09 United States: 60,047.72 World: 10,784.4 2018 Costa Rica: 12,620.02 United States: 62,875.67 World: 11,344.73 2019 Costa Rica: 12,951.86 United States: 65,227.96 World: 11,417.6 2020 Costa Rica: 12,475.69 United States: 64,465.3 World: 10,999.49 2021 Costa Rica: 12,962.27 United States: 71,441.23 World: 12,472.91 2022 Costa Rica: 13,971.77 United States: 78,008.69 World: 12,876.24 2023 Costa Rica: 17,140.77 United States: 82,586.78 World: 13,313.86 2024 Costa Rica: 18,853.28 United States: 86,169.66 World: 13,717.09 2025 Costa Rica: 19,970.1 United States: 90,026.52 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Costa Rica United States World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Costa Rica: 63.46 United States: 69.77 World: 50.94 1961 Costa Rica: 63.86 United States: 70.27 World: 52.8 1962 Costa Rica: 64.23 United States: 70.12 World: 55.29 1963 Costa Rica: 64.33 United States: 69.92 World: 55.65 1964 Costa Rica: 64.49 United States: 70.17 World: 56.1 1965 Costa Rica: 64.76 United States: 70.21 World: 55.93 1966 Costa Rica: 65.1 United States: 70.21 World: 56.45 1967 Costa Rica: 65.55 United States: 70.56 World: 56.9 1968 Costa Rica: 65.78 United States: 69.95 World: 57.34 1969 Costa Rica: 66.36 United States: 70.51 World: 57.68 1970 Costa Rica: 66.79 United States: 70.81 World: 57.94 1971 Costa Rica: 67.41 United States: 71.11 World: 58.02 1972 Costa Rica: 68.01 United States: 71.16 World: 58.84 1973 Costa Rica: 68.73 United States: 71.36 World: 59.3 1974 Costa Rica: 69.45 United States: 71.96 World: 59.7 1975 Costa Rica: 70.25 United States: 72.6 World: 60.13 1976 Costa Rica: 70.95 United States: 72.86 World: 60.45 1977 Costa Rica: 71.52 United States: 73.26 World: 61.04 1978 Costa Rica: 72.03 United States: 73.36 World: 61.39 1979 Costa Rica: 72.54 United States: 73.8 World: 61.84 1980 Costa Rica: 73.03 United States: 73.61 World: 62.15 1981 Costa Rica: 73.44 United States: 74.01 World: 62.52 1982 Costa Rica: 73.87 United States: 74.36 World: 62.87 1983 Costa Rica: 74.25 United States: 74.46 World: 63.13 1984 Costa Rica: 74.58 United States: 74.56 World: 63.44 1985 Costa Rica: 74.77 United States: 74.56 World: 63.73 1986 Costa Rica: 74.95 United States: 74.61 World: 64.12 1987 Costa Rica: 75.22 United States: 74.77 World: 64.46 1988 Costa Rica: 75.55 United States: 74.77 World: 64.67 1989 Costa Rica: 75.85 United States: 75.02 World: 64.96 1990 Costa Rica: 76.09 United States: 75.21 World: 65.11 1991 Costa Rica: 76.24 United States: 75.37 World: 65.3 1992 Costa Rica: 76.39 United States: 75.62 World: 65.55 1993 Costa Rica: 76.32 United States: 75.42 World: 65.74 1994 Costa Rica: 76.33 United States: 75.62 World: 65.96 1995 Costa Rica: 76.44 United States: 75.62 World: 66.2 1996 Costa Rica: 76.43 United States: 76.03 World: 66.52 1997 Costa Rica: 76.6 United States: 76.43 World: 66.83 1998 Costa Rica: 76.87 United States: 76.58 World: 67.07 1999 Costa Rica: 77.06 United States: 76.58 World: 67.31 2000 Costa Rica: 77.32 United States: 76.64 World: 67.65 2001 Costa Rica: 77.61 United States: 76.84 World: 67.95 2002 Costa Rica: 77.94 United States: 76.94 World: 68.23 2003 Costa Rica: 78.21 United States: 77.04 World: 68.52 2004 Costa Rica: 78.51 United States: 77.49 World: 68.77 2005 Costa Rica: 78.88 United States: 77.49 World: 69.11 2006 Costa Rica: 79.05 United States: 77.69 World: 69.47 2007 Costa Rica: 79.1 United States: 77.99 World: 69.81 2008 Costa Rica: 79.18 United States: 78.04 World: 70 2009 Costa Rica: 79.37 United States: 78.39 World: 70.38 2010 Costa Rica: 79.35 United States: 78.54 World: 70.68 2011 Costa Rica: 79.62 United States: 78.64 World: 70.97 2012 Costa Rica: 79.93 United States: 78.74 World: 71.26 2013 Costa Rica: 80.19 United States: 78.74 World: 71.53 2014 Costa Rica: 80.23 United States: 78.84 World: 71.78 2015 Costa Rica: 80.41 United States: 78.69 World: 71.97 2016 Costa Rica: 79.99 United States: 78.54 World: 72.19 2017 Costa Rica: 79.99 United States: 78.54 World: 72.37 2018 Costa Rica: 80.09 United States: 78.64 World: 72.64 2019 Costa Rica: 80.3 United States: 78.79 World: 72.87 2020 Costa Rica: 79.73 United States: 76.98 World: 72.18 2021 Costa Rica: 78.05 United States: 76.33 World: 71.22 2022 Costa Rica: 79.32 United States: 77.43 World: 72.97 2023 Costa Rica: 80.8 United States: 78.39 World: 73.33 2024 Costa Rica: 81 United States: 78.89 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Costa Rica United States World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Costa Rica: 6.71 United States: 3.65 World: 4.69 1961 Costa Rica: 6.65 United States: 3.62 World: 4.56 1962 Costa Rica: 6.54 United States: 3.46 World: 5.02 1963 Costa Rica: 6.39 United States: 3.32 World: 5.31 1964 Costa Rica: 6.19 United States: 3.19 World: 5.13 1965 Costa Rica: 5.96 United States: 2.91 World: 5.08 1966 Costa Rica: 5.7 United States: 2.72 World: 4.97 1967 Costa Rica: 5.42 United States: 2.56 World: 4.87 1968 Costa Rica: 5.03 United States: 2.46 World: 4.98 1969 Costa Rica: 4.84 United States: 2.46 World: 4.88 1970 Costa Rica: 4.59 United States: 2.48 World: 4.84 1971 Costa Rica: 4.36 United States: 2.27 World: 4.69 1972 Costa Rica: 4.16 United States: 2.01 World: 4.55 1973 Costa Rica: 3.99 United States: 1.88 World: 4.42 1974 Costa Rica: 3.89 United States: 1.84 World: 4.26 1975 Costa Rica: 3.8 United States: 1.77 World: 4.07 1976 Costa Rica: 3.75 United States: 1.74 World: 3.97 1977 Costa Rica: 3.7 United States: 1.79 World: 3.84 1978 Costa Rica: 3.66 United States: 1.76 World: 3.77 1979 Costa Rica: 3.65 United States: 1.81 World: 3.76 1980 Costa Rica: 3.58 United States: 1.84 World: 3.73 1981 Costa Rica: 3.56 United States: 1.81 World: 3.71 1982 Costa Rica: 3.54 United States: 1.83 World: 3.72 1983 Costa Rica: 3.53 United States: 1.8 World: 3.59 1984 Costa Rica: 3.52 United States: 1.81 World: 3.57 1985 Costa Rica: 3.51 United States: 1.84 World: 3.53 1986 Costa Rica: 3.45 United States: 1.84 World: 3.51 1987 Costa Rica: 3.38 United States: 1.87 World: 3.48 1988 Costa Rica: 3.31 United States: 1.93 World: 3.39 1989 Costa Rica: 3.24 United States: 2.01 World: 3.35 1990 Costa Rica: 3.17 United States: 2.08 World: 3.31 1991 Costa Rica: 3.08 United States: 2.06 World: 3.13 1992 Costa Rica: 3 United States: 2.05 World: 3.04 1993 Costa Rica: 2.93 United States: 2.02 World: 2.97 1994 Costa Rica: 2.86 United States: 2 World: 2.92 1995 Costa Rica: 2.78 United States: 1.98 World: 2.87 1996 Costa Rica: 2.68 United States: 1.98 World: 2.82 1997 Costa Rica: 2.59 United States: 1.97 World: 2.78 1998 Costa Rica: 2.53 United States: 2 World: 2.75 1999 Costa Rica: 2.48 United States: 2.01 World: 2.72 2000 Costa Rica: 2.41 United States: 2.06 World: 2.73 2001 Costa Rica: 2.31 United States: 2.03 World: 2.69 2002 Costa Rica: 2.16 United States: 2.02 World: 2.66 2003 Costa Rica: 2.08 United States: 2.05 World: 2.64 2004 Costa Rica: 2.03 United States: 2.05 World: 2.63 2005 Costa Rica: 2.04 United States: 2.06 World: 2.61 2006 Costa Rica: 1.94 United States: 2.11 World: 2.61 2007 Costa Rica: 1.95 United States: 2.12 World: 2.6 2008 Costa Rica: 1.98 United States: 2.07 World: 2.6 2009 Costa Rica: 1.95 United States: 2 World: 2.59 2010 Costa Rica: 1.83 United States: 1.93 World: 2.57 2011 Costa Rica: 1.88 United States: 1.89 World: 2.55 2012 Costa Rica: 1.85 United States: 1.88 World: 2.56 2013 Costa Rica: 1.78 United States: 1.86 World: 2.53 2014 Costa Rica: 1.8 United States: 1.86 World: 2.52 2015 Costa Rica: 1.8 United States: 1.84 World: 2.49 2016 Costa Rica: 1.75 United States: 1.82 World: 2.49 2017 Costa Rica: 1.71 United States: 1.77 World: 2.46 2018 Costa Rica: 1.71 United States: 1.73 World: 2.39 2019 Costa Rica: 1.6 United States: 1.71 World: 2.35 2020 Costa Rica: 1.45 United States: 1.64 World: 2.28 2021 Costa Rica: 1.35 United States: 1.66 World: 2.25 2022 Costa Rica: 1.34 United States: 1.66 World: 2.22 2023 Costa Rica: 1.33 United States: 1.62 World: 2.2 2024 Costa Rica: 1.32 United States: 1.63 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Costa Rica United States World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Costa Rica: 5.37 United States: 6.8 World: 5.12 1992 Costa Rica: 3.93 United States: 7.5 World: 5.28 1993 Costa Rica: 3.95 United States: 6.9 World: 5.54 1994 Costa Rica: 4.05 United States: 6.12 World: 5.79 1995 Costa Rica: 5.18 United States: 5.65 World: 5.92 1996 Costa Rica: 6.16 United States: 5.45 World: 5.98 1997 Costa Rica: 5.68 United States: 5 World: 6.01 1998 Costa Rica: 5.33 United States: 4.51 World: 6.16 1999 Costa Rica: 5.9 United States: 4.22 World: 6.28 2000 Costa Rica: 5.08 United States: 3.99 World: 6.11 2001 Costa Rica: 6.05 United States: 4.73 World: 6.19 2002 Costa Rica: 6.4 United States: 5.78 World: 6.41 2003 Costa Rica: 6.65 United States: 5.99 World: 6.48 2004 Costa Rica: 6.45 United States: 5.53 World: 6.33 2005 Costa Rica: 6.75 United States: 5.08 World: 6.22 2006 Costa Rica: 5.93 United States: 4.62 World: 5.97 2007 Costa Rica: 4.56 United States: 4.62 World: 5.77 2008 Costa Rica: 4.93 United States: 5.78 World: 5.82 2009 Costa Rica: 7.82 United States: 9.25 World: 6.41 2010 Costa Rica: 7.17 United States: 9.63 World: 6.28 2011 Costa Rica: 9.52 United States: 8.95 World: 6.15 2012 Costa Rica: 9.11 United States: 8.07 World: 6.15 2013 Costa Rica: 8.22 United States: 7.38 World: 6.1 2014 Costa Rica: 8.5 United States: 6.17 World: 5.96 2015 Costa Rica: 8.42 United States: 5.28 World: 6 2016 Costa Rica: 8.09 United States: 4.87 World: 5.97 2017 Costa Rica: 7.73 United States: 4.36 World: 5.9 2018 Costa Rica: 9.01 United States: 3.9 World: 5.76 2019 Costa Rica: 10.81 United States: 3.67 World: 5.59 2020 Costa Rica: 16.43 United States: 8.06 World: 6.59 2021 Costa Rica: 15.14 United States: 5.35 World: 6.05 2022 Costa Rica: 11.33 United States: 3.65 World: 5.23 2023 Costa Rica: 8.33 United States: 3.64 World: 4.85 2024 Costa Rica: 6.94 United States: 4.02 World: 4.81 2025 Costa Rica: 6.84 United States: 4.2 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Costa Rica United States World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1970 Costa Rica: 0.78 United States: 22.41 World: 4.14 1971 Costa Rica: 0.77 United States: 21.48 World: 4.04 1972 Costa Rica: 0.84 United States: 22.44 World: 4.16 1973 Costa Rica: 0.92 United States: 23.11 World: 4.32 1974 Costa Rica: 0.88 United States: 22.11 World: 4.23 1975 Costa Rica: 0.94 United States: 20.91 World: 4.14 1976 Costa Rica: 0.95 United States: 22.09 World: 4.31 1977 Costa Rica: 1.16 United States: 22.61 World: 4.36 1978 Costa Rica: 1.22 United States: 22.33 World: 4.42 1979 Costa Rica: 1.18 United States: 22.25 World: 4.46 1980 Costa Rica: 1.04 United States: 21.04 World: 4.33 1981 Costa Rica: 0.94 United States: 20.52 World: 4.18 1982 Costa Rica: 0.78 United States: 19.27 World: 4.05 1983 Costa Rica: 0.77 United States: 19.03 World: 4.01 1984 Costa Rica: 0.78 United States: 19.74 World: 4.07 1985 Costa Rica: 0.8 United States: 19.67 World: 4.05 1986 Costa Rica: 0.81 United States: 19.34 World: 4.04 1987 Costa Rica: 0.83 United States: 19.81 World: 4.1 1988 Costa Rica: 0.86 United States: 20.54 World: 4.16 1989 Costa Rica: 0.95 United States: 20.58 World: 4.16 1990 Costa Rica: 0.93 United States: 19.96 World: 4.15 1991 Costa Rica: 0.98 United States: 19.52 World: 4.1 1992 Costa Rica: 1.29 United States: 19.56 World: 4.01 1993 Costa Rica: 1.27 United States: 19.76 World: 3.97 1994 Costa Rica: 1.45 United States: 19.83 World: 3.94 1995 Costa Rica: 1.41 United States: 19.8 World: 3.99 1996 Costa Rica: 1.31 United States: 20.14 World: 4.01 1997 Costa Rica: 1.26 United States: 20.9 World: 4.02 1998 Costa Rica: 1.37 United States: 20.83 World: 3.98 1999 Costa Rica: 1.34 United States: 20.65 World: 3.95 2000 Costa Rica: 1.3 United States: 21.01 World: 4.01 2001 Costa Rica: 1.38 United States: 20.63 World: 4.01 2002 Costa Rica: 1.39 United States: 19.91 World: 4.02 2003 Costa Rica: 1.47 United States: 19.97 World: 4.15 2004 Costa Rica: 1.47 United States: 20.08 World: 4.28 2005 Costa Rica: 1.49 United States: 19.93 World: 4.39 2006 Costa Rica: 1.6 United States: 19.4 World: 4.48 2007 Costa Rica: 1.76 United States: 19.5 World: 4.59 2008 Costa Rica: 1.72 United States: 18.71 World: 4.56 2009 Costa Rica: 1.63 United States: 17.19 World: 4.45 2010 Costa Rica: 1.59 United States: 17.85 World: 4.67 2011 Costa Rica: 1.67 United States: 17.02 World: 4.76 2012 Costa Rica: 1.64 United States: 16.19 World: 4.77 2013 Costa Rica: 1.68 United States: 16.5 World: 4.81 2014 Costa Rica: 1.69 United States: 16.42 World: 4.78 2015 Costa Rica: 1.61 United States: 15.95 World: 4.7 2016 Costa Rica: 1.69 United States: 15.5 World: 4.65 2017 Costa Rica: 1.71 United States: 15.18 World: 4.67 2018 Costa Rica: 1.7 United States: 15.58 World: 4.73 2019 Costa Rica: 1.64 United States: 15.04 World: 4.7 2020 Costa Rica: 1.43 United States: 13.47 World: 4.47 2021 Costa Rica: 1.59 United States: 14.32 World: 4.68 2022 Costa Rica: 1.61 United States: 14.42 World: 4.67 2023 Costa Rica: 1.59 United States: 13.71 World: 4.68 2024 Costa Rica: 1.63 United States: 13.62 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Costa Rica United States World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Costa Rica: 22.07 United States: 67.97 World: 15.6 2006 Costa Rica: 25.1 United States: 68.93 World: 17.2 2007 Costa Rica: 28.4 United States: 75 World: 20.2 2008 Costa Rica: 32.29 United States: 74 World: 22.8 2009 Costa Rica: 34.33 United States: 71 World: 25.3 2010 Costa Rica: 36.5 United States: 71.69 World: 28.4 2011 Costa Rica: 39.21 United States: 69.73 World: 30.9 2012 Costa Rica: 47.5 United States: 74.7 World: 33.3 2013 Costa Rica: 45.96 United States: 71.4 World: 35.3 2014 Costa Rica: 53 United States: 73 World: 37.4 2015 Costa Rica: 59.76 United States: 74.55 World: 39.9 2016 Costa Rica: 65.88 United States: 85.54 World: 43.6 2017 Costa Rica: 71.58 United States: 87.27 World: 46.3 2018 Costa Rica: 73.48 United States: 88.5 World: 49.4 2019 Costa Rica: 81.2 United States: 89.43 World: 53.9 2020 Costa Rica: 80.53 United States: 90.34 World: 60.1 2021 Costa Rica: 82.75 United States: 91.27 World: 63.8 2022 Costa Rica: 82.6 United States: 92.73 World: 67 2023 Costa Rica: 85.4 United States: 93.53 World: 69.2 2024 Costa Rica: 87.17 United States: 94.69 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Costa Rica United States
Population 5.2 mn 2025
126th of 215		 341.8 mn 2025
3rd of 215
Population density 100.0 /km² 2023
102nd of 214		 36.8 /km² 2023
164th of 214
Population growth 0.45 % 2025
142nd of 215		 0.52 % 2025
133rd of 215
Life expectancy 81.0 years 2024
45th of 215		 78.9 years 2024
59th of 215
Fertility rate 1.32 2024
187th of 215		 1.63 2024
132nd of 215
Birth rate 10.0 ‰ 2024
157th of 215		 10.6 ‰ 2024
145th of 215
Infant mortality 9.1 ‰ 2024
79th of 196		 5.5 ‰ 2024
54th of 196
Urban population 79.7 % 2025
58th of 215		 80.2 % 2025
56th of 215
Aged 65+ 12.8 % 2025
75th of 215		 18.4 % 2025
44th of 215
Living in cities 50.1 % 2025
54th of 215		 35.0 % 2025
118th of 215
Living in towns 24.0 % 2025
155th of 215		 39.5 % 2025
68th of 215
Living in rural areas 25.9 % 2025
100th of 215		 25.6 % 2025
102nd of 215

Human development

Indicator Costa Rica United States
Human Development Index 0.833 2023
62nd of 193		 0.938 2023
19th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.678 2023
65th of 169		 0.832 2023
29th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.774 2023
17th of 156		 0.686 2023
74th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.217 2023
55th of 172		 0.169 2023
46th of 172

Economy

Indicator Costa Rica United States
GDP 102.9 bn US$ 2025
73rd of 186		 30.8 tn US$ 2025
1st of 186
GDP per capita 19,970 US$ 2025
55th of 186		 90,027 US$ 2025
7th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 33,815 int. $ 2025
66th of 185		 90,027 int. $ 2025
10th of 185
GNI per capita 17,930 US$ 2025
56th of 182		 88,810 US$ 2025
5th of 182
GDP growth 4.6 % 2025
54th of 186		 2.2 % 2025
128th of 186
Inflation -0.1 % 2025
154th of 165		 2.9 % 2024
Trade 71.5 % 2025
78th of 138		 25.0 % 2024
Exports 38.8 % 2025
66th of 138		 11.0 % 2024
FDI inflows 5.4 % 2025
44th of 192		 1.3 % 2025
142nd of 192
Manufacturing 13.6 % 2025
47th of 132		 10.5 % 2021
Agriculture 3.4 % 2025
106th of 158		 0.9 % 2021
Tax revenue 13.5 % 2024
66th of 89		 10.8 % 2024
78th of 89
Government debt - 115.8 % 2024
53rd of 56
Military spending - 3.4 % 2024
18th of 147

Labour

Indicator Costa Rica United States
Unemployment 6.8 % 2025
123rd of 181		 4.2 % 2025
70th of 181
Youth unemployment 19.9 % 2025
134th of 181		 9.3 % 2025
63rd of 181
Women in the labour force 46.0 % 2025
133rd of 181		 56.3 % 2025
74th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 11.5 % 2025
100th of 181		 1.5 % 2025
164th of 181
Weekly hours worked 42.0 h 2025
53rd of 181		 36.3 h 2025
121st of 181
Youth NEET rate 18.3 % 2025
93rd of 181		 11.7 % 2025
48th of 181
Labour income share 55.3 % 2024
19th of 114		 55.8 % 2025
17th of 114
Output per hour 29.1 $ 2025
73rd of 181		 81.8 $ 2025
12th of 181

Health

Indicator Costa Rica United States
Health spending 6.9 % 2023
86th of 192		 16.7 % 2023
3rd of 192
Health spending per person 1,163 US$ 2023
59th of 191		 13,473 US$ 2023
1st of 191
Physicians 2.69 /1,000 2022
57th of 125		 3.68 /1,000 2022
31st of 125
Under-5 mortality 10.4 ‰ 2024
79th of 196		 6.5 ‰ 2024
53rd of 196
Maternal mortality 24 /100k 2023
75th of 194		 17 /100k 2023
67th of 194
Tobacco use 7.9 % 2024
18th of 166		 15.8 % 2024
68th of 166
Safe drinking water 80.5 % 2024
75th of 147		 97.6 % 2024
38th of 147

Food

Indicator Costa Rica United States
Calories per person 3,061 kcal 2023
67th of 155		 3,947 kcal 2023
1st of 155
Protein supply 89.5 g 2022
93rd of 174		 122.4 g 2022
13th of 174
Animal protein supply 54.2 g 2022
65th of 174		 82.9 g 2022
8th of 174
Fat supply 110.7 g 2022
66th of 174		 181.1 g 2022
2nd of 174
Food insecurity 13.9 % 2024
53rd of 134		 10.7 % 2024
47th of 134
Severe food insecurity 2.3 % 2024
35th of 124		 1.1 % 2024
13th of 124
Cereal import dependency 92.5 % 2022
30th of 160		 -20.3 % 2022
138th of 160

Education

Indicator Costa Rica United States
Literacy 97.4 % 2011 -
Secondary enrolment 121.8 % 2024
9th of 108		 97.5 % 2022
Tertiary enrolment 55.0 % 2019 79.4 % 2022
Education spending 5.3 % 2023
22nd of 121		 5.4 % 2021
Expected schooling 16.3 yrs 2023
39th of 195		 15.9 yrs 2023
47th of 195
Mean schooling 8.8 yrs 2023
116th of 193		 13.9 yrs 2023
3rd of 193

Society

Indicator Costa Rica United States
Income inequality 45.5 2025
88th of 93		 41.8 2024
75th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.8 % 2025
56th of 93		 1.1 % 2024
50th of 93
Internet use 87.2 % 2024
73rd of 182		 94.7 % 2024
29th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 136.0 /100 2024
39th of 151		 113.2 /100 2024
93rd of 151
Electricity access 99.8 % 2024
125th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
113th of 213
Women in parliament 49.1 % 2025
8th of 184		 28.9 % 2025
82nd of 184

Refugees

Indicator Costa Rica United States
Refugees hosted 36,395 2025
71st of 177		 457,647 2025
19th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 7.1 ‰ 2025
55th of 177		 1.3 ‰ 2025
79th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 178,212 2025
9th of 177		 3.7 mn 2025
1st of 177
Refugees from the country 367 2025
122nd of 199		 3,667 2025
83rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
128th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
167th of 199

Governance

Indicator Costa Rica United States
Control of corruption 61.6 /100 2024
54th of 207		 69.9 /100 2024
38th of 207
Government effectiveness 56.9 /100 2024
78th of 205		 77.8 /100 2024
22nd of 205
Rule of law 67.6 /100 2024
58th of 207		 73.5 /100 2024
41st of 207
Regulatory quality 64.0 /100 2024
57th of 205		 76.2 /100 2024
20th of 205
Voice and accountability 74.6 /100 2024
34th of 205		 72.4 /100 2024
47th of 205
Political stability 86.0 /100 2024
24th of 207		 64.3 /100 2024
115th of 207

Environment

Indicator Costa Rica United States
CO₂ per capita 1.63 t 2024
82nd of 202		 13.62 t 2024
189th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 8.8 Mt 2024
113th of 204		 4,904.1 Mt 2024
2nd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
113th of 204		 12.71 % 2024
2nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.3 Gt 2024
119th of 204		 434.9 Gt 2024
1st of 204
GHG per capita 3.33 t 2024
90th of 202		 17.39 t 2024
188th of 202
Renewable energy 34.2 % 2021
71st of 211		 10.9 % 2021
143rd of 211
Forest area 60.4 % 2023
27th of 212		 33.9 % 2023
96th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 17.7 µg/m³ 2023
101st of 200		 7.0 µg/m³ 2023
25th of 200
Water stress 5.9 % 2022
65th of 176		 28.2 % 2022
121st of 176
Land area 51,060 km² 2023
127th of 214		 9.1 mn km² 2023
3rd of 214

Energy

Indicator Costa Rica United States
Renewable electricity 109.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 25.6 % 2025
109th of 190
Wind and solar 14.1 % 2025
62nd of 190		 18.9 % 2025
43rd of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
60th of 180		 17.4 % 2025
18th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 109.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 43.0 % 2025
86th of 190
Fossil electricity -9.9 % 2025
8th of 190		 57.0 % 2025
86th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
25th of 188		 16.3 % 2025
143rd of 188
Carbon intensity of power -38 g/kWh 2025
6th of 190		 384 g/kWh 2025
80th of 190
Electricity per capita 2.19 MWh 2025
102nd of 191		 13.05 MWh 2025
12th 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.