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Country Comparison

Key Statistics

Costa Rica

United States

Population

5.1M 127th

340.1M 3rd

GDP

$95.4B 75th

$28.8T 1st

GDP per Capita

$18,587 78th

$84,534 12th

GNI per Capita (PPP)

$28,840 78th

$85,980 10th

GDP Growth

4.3% 59th

2.8% 122nd

Surface Area

51,100 km² 128th

9,831,510 km² 3rd

Population Density

100.4 /km²

34.6 /km²

Fertility Rate (births/woman)

1.3 189th

1.6 135th

Urban Population

79.3% 60th

80.1% 57th

Population 65+

12.2% 81st

17.9% 45th

Health

Costa Rica

United States

Life Expectancy

80.8 yrs 48th

78.4 yrs 63rd

Infant Mortality (per 1,000)

9.2 77th

5.5 56th

Maternal Mortality (per 100k)

24.0 75th

17.0 67th

Health Spending per Capita

$1,163 61st

$13,473 1st

Health Spending (% of GDP)

6.9% 87th

16.7% 3rd

Physicians (per 1,000)

2.69 71st

3.68 39th

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

1.14 145th

2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Costa Rica

United States

Unemployment Rate

6.9% 126th

4.0% 71st

GHG Emissions (tons/capita)

1.71 21st

17.74 175th

Agriculture (% of GDP)

3.6%

1.0%

Industry (% of GDP)

19.7%

17.9%

Services (% of GDP)

68.8%

77.6%

Exports (% of GDP)

38.5%

11.1%

Imports (% of GDP)

32.8%

14.3%

Education & Society

Costa Rica

United States

Literacy Rate

97.4% 48th

N/A

Education Spending (% GDP)

6.2% 23rd

5.4% 44th

Gini Index

45.8 158th

41.8 134th

Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)

1.3% 69th

1.2% 68th

Homicide Rate (per 100K)

17.7 172nd

5.8 134th

Women in Parliament

49.1% 7th

28.7% 76th

Female Labor Participation

46.0% 135th

56.6% 73rd

Military Spending (% GDP)

N/A

3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Costa Rica

United States

Internet Users

85.4% 84th

93.1% 42nd

Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)

145.8 33rd

112.4 111th

Access to Electricity

100.0% 28th

100.0% 124th

Access to Water

99.8% 57th

100.0% 44th

Access to Sanitation

98.8% 60th

99.6% 34th

Renewable Energy

34.2% 72nd

10.9% 143rd

Forest Area (% of land)

60.4% 27th

33.9% 96th

Country Comparison

Key Statistics

Health

Economy & Environment

Education & Society

Technology & Infrastructure

Population Pyramids

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GDP Composition

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Trade Balance (% of GDP)

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Population Over Time

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GDP Over Time

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Life Expectancy Over Time

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