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Central America · sovereign state

Costa Rica

Republic of Costa Rica

Capital
San José
Languages
Spanish
Currency
Costa Rican colón
People
5.15 million (2025)
Neighbours
2
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Costa Rica

  • 4th highest rainfall 3,367 mm · #4 of 187 · 2016–2025 avg
  • 4th highest life satisfaction 7.44 · #4 of 163 · 2025
  • 11th lowest railway network 278 km · #11 of 133 · 2014

Surprising facts about Costa Rica

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Costa Rica’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Costa Rica among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Costa Rica sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Costa Rica across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people