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Costa Rica vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 123 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Costa Rica
cri
Leads on 52 of 123 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 63 of 123 metrics

Summary

Comparing Costa Rica and Mexico: Costa Rica leads on Radios (980,000) against Mexico (31); Costa Rica leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (53,000) against Mexico (1.98); Costa Rica leads on Oil Consumption (47,000) against Mexico (2.07). Across 123 compared metrics, Costa Rica wins on 52 and Mexico wins on 63.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 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‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)87.17 %ā˜…83.12 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)85.4 %ā˜…81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 85% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score73.09 pointsā˜…45.55 points
Radios980,000ā˜…31
Televisions525,000ā˜…25.6
Waterways7302,900ā˜…

Economy

51 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.74B $69.44B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars110.67B $2.29T $ā˜…
AI Investment (% of GDP)15.67 %24.12 %ā˜…
Apple Import Volume20.26M tonnes246.26M tonnesā˜…
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3.5 %7.25 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue00.03ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)11.37 %ā˜…7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.6 % of GDPā˜…5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index69.286.1ā˜…
Electricity Consumption9.81258.7ā˜…
Electricity Exports643ā˜…7.31
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1871ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64ā˜…17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02ā˜…
Electricity from Other Renewables18ā˜…9
Electricity Imports807ā˜…3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity3.5872.56ā˜…
Electricity Production10.79302.7ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)30.73 USD per capita57.54 USD per capitaā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient45.8ā˜…43.5
Gross Fixed Investment19.921.5ā˜…
Gross National Saving15.121.4ā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.1 %ā˜…0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)-0.4 %ā˜…4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP0.9 % of GDPā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption081.61ā˜…
Natural Gas Exports036.81ā˜…
Natural Gas Imports050.12ā˜…
Natural Gas Production031.57ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8ā˜…
Number of AI Patents Filed1 patents134 patentsā˜…
Oil Consumption47,000ā˜…2.07
Oil Exports2,087ā˜…1.51
Oil Imports44,110496,000ā˜…
Oil Production263ā˜…2.98
Oil Proved Reserves010.42ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line24.4 peopleā˜…36.3 people
Public Debt48.945.1ā˜…
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.3 USDā˜…1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption53,000ā˜…1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0155,800ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports51,320867,500ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600ā˜…
Remittances0.83.7ā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources0.82ā˜…0.1
Robotics Research Funding0.34 USDā˜…0.27 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.6ā˜…2.33
Taxes and Other Revenues13.914.2ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries36.74B USD681.35B USDā˜…
Unemployment Rate7.9 %2.8 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate57.66 %ā˜…61.61 %

Environment

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)287,922ā˜…2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions7.91ā˜…441.05
Continental Shelf200natural prolongation 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 populationmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Protected Land Area for Adaptation25.83 sq kmā˜…15.55 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country37.31 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per yearā˜…
Total Renewable Water Resources113461.89ā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.41 %ā˜…1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)196ā˜…52.44
Agricultural land16,651.72 sq. km1.04M sq. kmā˜…
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km51,0601.94Mā˜…
Coastline Length (km)1,290 km9,330 kmā˜…
Dam capacity per capita382.59 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…
Irrigated Land1,01559,910ā˜…

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country54.31 %ā˜…17.92 %
Administrative Divisions732ā˜…
Independence1516ā˜…
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water80.5 %ā˜…42.97 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)34.49ā˜…93.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)9.816.4ā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita2,112.89 USDā˜…1,579.68 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.6 % of GDPā˜…6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %0.4 %ā˜…
Hospital Bed Density1.2 people/sq kmā˜…1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)24 %ā˜…42 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)25.7 %ā˜…28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS16,000ā˜…340,000
Underweight Children Under 52.9ā˜…4.2

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)10,000341,000ā˜…

People and Society

30 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)40.93 %51.87 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.63ā˜…0.63
Life expectancy at birth84.75 yearsā˜…80.06 years
Median age of population35.68 yearsā˜…29.96 years
Population Change24,088.1 persons1.20M personsā˜…
Population density101.38 per sq. km67.89 per sq. kmā˜…
Total population5.18M persons133.03M personsā˜…
Academic Freedom Index0.92ā˜…0.71
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-Bā˜…A
Birth Rate (%)10.86 %14.73 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate70.9 %73.1 %ā˜…
Death Rate (%)5.24 %ā˜…6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.2 % of GDPā˜…4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.33M persons35.92M personsā˜…
Labor Force Participation Rate2.3660.96ā˜…
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 yearsā˜…9.01 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.46 people22.28 peopleā˜…
Mean Male Height (cm)168.93169.01ā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization74.2 %77.59 %ā˜…
Physician Density2.69 people/sq kmā˜…2.59 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.75 %0.81 %ā˜…
Population living in slums1.68 %15.76 %ā˜…
Total deaths26,826 personsā˜…685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)63.4 %ā˜…62.6 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.84 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration974.7 personsā˜…-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate7.18 per live birthsā˜…11.69 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.480.48
Airports1321,580ā˜…
Civil Air Travel11186ā˜…
Heliports8488ā˜…

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡· Costa RicašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Current Bank Rate3.5 %6.5 %ā˜…

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