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Costa Rica vs France: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Costa Rica
cri
Leads on 31 of 110 metrics
France
fra
Leads on 68 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Costa Rica and France: Costa Rica leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (53,000) against France (1.71); Costa Rica leads on Oil Consumption (47,000) against France (1.86); Costa Rica leads on Oil Imports (44,110) against France (2.22). Across 110 compared metrics, Costa Rica wins on 31 and France wins on 68.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇫🇷 FranceShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)85.4 %86.84 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 85% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score73.09 points76.62 points★
Radios980,000★55.3
Televisions525,000★34.8
Waterways730metropolitan France: 8,501 km (1,621 km navigable by craft up to 3,000 metric tons) (2010)

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇫🇷 FranceShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.74B $58.37B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars110.67B $3.37T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3.5 %★0 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)11.37 %★1.29 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.6 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index69.276.8★
Electricity Consumption9.81450.8★
Electricity Exports643★61.41
Electricity from Fossil Fuels18★17
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★15
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels050★
Electricity from Other Renewables1819★
Electricity Imports807★19.9
Electricity Installed Capacity3.58130.8★
Electricity Production10.79529.1★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)30.73 USD per capita123.53 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient45.8★31.2
Gross Fixed Investment19.919.9
Gross National Saving15.122.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.1 %★0.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)-0.4 %★2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP2.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption041.88★
Natural Gas Exports06.03★
Natural Gas Imports048.59★
Natural Gas Production016.99★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves08.41★
Oil Consumption47,000★1.86
Oil Exports2,087487,200★
Oil Imports44,110★2.22
Oil Production26384,820★
Oil Proved Reserves091.63★
Population Below Poverty Line24.4 people15.6 people★
Public Debt48.9★98.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.3 USD★1.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption53,000★1.71
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0440,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports51,320886,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.31★
Remittances0.81.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.82★0.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.540.07★
Taxes and Other Revenues13.923.1★
Unemployment Rate7.9 %7.4 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇫🇷 FranceShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)287,922-6.11M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions7.91★303.78
Population Distributionroughly half of the nation's population resides in urban areas; the capital of San Jose is the largest city and home to approximately one fifth of the populationmuch of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country37.31 Cubic meters per year120 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources113211★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇫🇷 FranceShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.41 %4.22 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)196★135.5
Agricultural land16,651.72 sq. km281,003.2 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)1,290 km4,853 km★
Dam capacity per capita382.59 cubic meters per inhabitant★148.88 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land1,01514,236★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇫🇷 FranceShare
Rule of Law Index by Country54.31 %82.08 %★
Administrative Divisions718★
Independence15no official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July 1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇫🇷 FranceShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)34.4910.94★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)9.8★6.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.6 % of GDP12.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.2 people/sq km6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)24 %7 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)25.7 %21.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS16,000★190,000
Underweight Children Under 52.9NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇫🇷 FranceShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)10,000304,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇫🇷 FranceShare
Currently married (Percent)40.93 %52.51 %★
Human Capital Index0.630.76★
Life expectancy at birth84.75 years86.69 years★
Median age of population35.68 years42.51 years★
Population Change24,088.1 persons62,507.4 persons★
Population density101.38 per sq. km★121.19 per sq. km
Total population5.18M persons66.75M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.92★0.8
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BA-B
Birth Rate (%)10.86 %10.88 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate70.9 %NA
Death Rate (%)5.24 %★9.91 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.2 % of GDP★5.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.33M persons13.97M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.3631.73★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years11.25 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days180 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.46 people11.21 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)168.93179.74★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization74.2 %★62.53 %
Physician Density2.69 people/sq km3.28 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.75 %★0.2 %
Population living in slums1.68 %★0 %
Total deaths26,826 persons★607,731.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)63.4 %70.02 %★
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.56 per woman★
Total net-migration974.7 persons66,501.8 persons★
Under-five mortality rate7.18 per live births3.49 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇫🇷 FranceShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.481.35★
Airports1321,218★
Civil Air Travel11195★
Heliports8405★

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