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Costa Rica vs India: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 122 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Costa Rica
cri
Leads on 52 of 122 metrics
India
ind
Leads on 64 of 122 metrics

Summary

Comparing Costa Rica and India: Costa Rica leads on Oil Consumption (47,000) against India (3.18); Costa Rica leads on Oil Imports (44,110) against India (3.06); Costa Rica leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (53,000) against India (4.52). Across 122 compared metrics, Costa Rica wins on 52 and India wins on 64.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)87.17 %ā˜…64.94 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)82.6 %ā˜…55.9 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 85% (2023 est.)percent of population: 56% (2022 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score73.09 pointsā˜…32.96 points
Radios980,000ā˜…116
Televisions525,000ā˜…63
Waterways73014,500ā˜…

Economy

51 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.74B $717.60B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars110.67B $4.52T $ā˜…
AI Investment (% of GDP)15.67 %32.91 %ā˜…
Apple Import Volume20.26M tonnes519.65M tonnesā˜…
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3.5 %6 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue01.15ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)11.37 %ā˜…9.51 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.6 % of GDPā˜…3.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index69.271ā˜…
Electricity Consumption9.81ā˜…1.14
Electricity Exports643ā˜…5.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1871ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64ā˜…12
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02ā˜…
Electricity from Other Renewables18ā˜…16
Electricity Imports807ā˜…5.62
Electricity Installed Capacity3.58367.8ā˜…
Electricity Production10.79ā˜…1.39
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)30.73 USD per capitaā˜…25.18 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient45.8ā˜…25.5
Gross Fixed Investment19.930ā˜…
Gross National Saving15.128.8ā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.1 %5.6 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)-0.4 %ā˜…5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP2 % of GDPā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption055.43ā˜…
Natural Gas Exports076.45ā˜…
Natural Gas Imports023.96ā˜…
Natural Gas Production031.54ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.29ā˜…
Number of AI Patents Filed1 patents10 patentsā˜…
Oil Consumption47,000ā˜…3.18
Oil Exports2,087825,600ā˜…
Oil Imports44,110ā˜…3.06
Oil Production263954,000ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves05.68ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line21 peopleā˜…21.9 people
Public Debt48.946.5ā˜…
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.3 USD6.5 USDā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption53,000ā˜…4.52
Refined Petroleum Products Exports01.31ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports51,320653,300ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production04.9ā˜…
Remittances0.83.5ā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources0.82ā˜…0.14
Robotics Research Funding0.33 USD0.65 USDā˜…
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.6ā˜…5.25
Taxes and Other Revenues13.9ā˜…6.7
Top Exporting Countries36.74B USD827.41B USDā˜…
Unemployment Rate7.9 %4.3 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate57.66 %55.66 %ā˜…

Environment

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiaShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)287,922ā˜…130.72M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions7.912.82ā˜…
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
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 populationa very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other riv
Protected Land Area for Adaptation25.83 sq kmā˜…7.76 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country37.31 Cubic meters per year432 Cubic meters per yearā˜…
Total Renewable Water Resources113ā˜…1.91

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.41 %21.46 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)196ā˜…68.7
Agricultural land16,651.72 sq. km1.78M sq. kmā˜…
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km51,0602.97Mā˜…
Coastline Length (km)1,290 km7,000 kmā˜…
Dam capacity per capita382.59 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land1,015754,562ā˜…

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country54.31 %59.13 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions728ā˜…
Independence1515
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water80.5 %ā˜…76.44 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)9.810.5ā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita2,112.89 USDā˜…447.76 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.6 % of GDPā˜…3.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %0.2 %ā˜…
Hospital Bed Density1.2 people/sq km1.6 people/sq kmā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)24 %ā˜…80 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)25.7 %3.9 %ā˜…
People Living With HIV/AIDS16,0002.3ā˜…
Underweight Children Under 52.9ā˜…31.5

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)10,0003.07Mā˜…

People and Society

30 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiaShare
Currently married (Percent)40.93 %71.87 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.63ā˜…0.52
Life expectancy at birth84.75 yearsā˜…76.09 years
Median age of population35.68 yearsā˜…29.19 years
Population Change24,088.1 persons14.13M personsā˜…
Population density101.38 per sq. kmā˜…496.42 per sq. km
Total population5.18M persons1.48B personsā˜…
Academic Freedom Index0.92ā˜…0.14
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-Bā˜…A
Birth Rate (%)10.86 %15.91 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate70.9 %ā˜…66.7 %
Death Rate (%)5.24 %ā˜…8.7 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.2 % of GDPā˜…4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.33M persons389.10M personsā˜…
Labor Force Participation Rate2.36607.69ā˜…
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years9.6 yearsā˜…
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.46 people32.94 peopleā˜…
Mean Male Height (cm)168.93ā˜…164.95
Military Manpower at Military Age18ā˜…17
Military Service Age and Obligation18ā˜…16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization74.2 %84.2 %ā˜…
Physician Density2.69 people/sq kmā˜…0.72 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.75 %ā˜…0.72 %
Population living in slums1.68 %5.41 %ā˜…
Total deaths26,826 personsā˜…8.28M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)63.4 %ā˜…57.51 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.93 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration974.7 personsā˜…-632,939 persons
Under-five mortality rate7.18 per live birthsā˜…26.01 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.48ā˜…0.14
Airports132315ā˜…
Civil Air Travel1193ā˜…
Heliports8289ā˜…

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiaShare
Current Bank Rate3.5 %5.25 %ā˜…

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