Costa Rica

Americas · Central America

Costa Rica

Republic of Costa Rica
Americas · Central America · Capital: San José

Quick facts about Costa Rica

Official name	Republic of Costa Rica
Capital	San José
Continent & subregion	Americas · Central America
Population	5,105,525 people (world rank 124)
Area	51,100 km²
Density	100 people/km²
Share of world population	0.064% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$87.5 billion
Urbanisation	78.9% urban population
Life expectancy	80.8 years
Currency	Costa Rican colón (₡) — CRC
Languages	Spanish
Internet domain	`.cr`
Calling code	+506
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$17,141 · see world ranking
Internet Users	85.4% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.3 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	8.8 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	1.6 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	59% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Costa Rica did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Nicaragua Panama

The geographic position is roughly 10°, -84°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.