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Costa Rica vs Portugal: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 121 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Costa Rica
cri
Leads on 37 of 121 metrics
Portugal
prt
Leads on 72 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Costa Rica and Portugal: Costa Rica leads on Radios (980,000) against Portugal (3.02); Costa Rica leads on Televisions (525,000) against Portugal (3.31); Costa Rica leads on Electricity Imports (807) against Portugal (4.62). Across 121 compared metrics, Costa Rica wins on 37 and Portugal wins on 72.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 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

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)87.17 %88.49 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)85.4 %85.79 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 85% (2023 est.)percent of population: 86% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score73.09 points84.26 points★
Radios980,000★3.02
Televisions525,000★3.31
Waterways730★210

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.74B $5.07B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars110.67B $351.06B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)15.67 %20.37 %★
Apple Import Volume20.26M tonnes53.07M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3.5 %★0 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)11.37 %★3.21 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.6 % of GDP9.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index69.290.9★
Electricity Consumption9.8146.94★
Electricity Exports643★9.7
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1841★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★25
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1835★
Electricity Imports807★4.62
Electricity Installed Capacity3.5820.56★
Electricity Production10.7956.9★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)30.73 USD per capita73.29 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient45.8★36.3
Gross Fixed Investment19.9★16.1
Gross National Saving15.116.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.1 %★1.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)-0.4 %★2.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption06.26★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports06.54★
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Number of AI Patents Filed1 patents11 patents★
Oil Consumption47,000277,400★
Oil Exports2,08749,650★
Oil Imports44,110294,600★
Oil Production2634,721★
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line24.4 people16.4 people★
Public Debt48.9★125.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.3 USD★1.9 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption53,000247,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0143,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports51,32078,700★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0323,000★
Remittances0.8★0.6
Revenue from Forest Resources0.82★0.13
Robotics Research Funding0.34 USD1.69 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.540.41★
Taxes and Other Revenues13.922.8★
Top Exporting Countries36.74B USD143.39B USD★
Unemployment Rate7.9 %6.4 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate57.66 %★58.16 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)287,922-2.08M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions7.91★38.27
Continental Shelf200200
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 populationconcentrations are primarily along or near the Atlantic coast; both Lisbon and the second largest city, Porto, are coastal cities
Protected Land Area for Adaptation25.83 sq km★22.93 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country37.31 Cubic meters per year★4 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources113★77.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.41 %4.97 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)196★40.91
Agricultural land16,651.72 sq. km41,313.78 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)1,290 km1,793 km★
Dam capacity per capita382.59 cubic meters per inhabitant1,106.83 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land1,0155,662★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country54.31 %83.2 %★
Administrative Divisions718★
Independence15114★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water80.5 %95.22 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)34.4916.21★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)9.810.5★
Health Care Spending per Capita2,112.89 USD5,558.59 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.6 % of GDP10.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %0.5 %
Hospital Bed Density1.2 people/sq km3.5 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)24 %15 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)25.7 %20.8 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS16,000★42,000
Underweight Children Under 52.90.9★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)10,00052,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Currently married (Percent)40.93 %46.43 %★
Human Capital Index0.630.8★
Life expectancy at birth84.75 years85.82 years★
Median age of population35.68 years47.31 years★
Population Change24,088.1 persons★-30,996.2 persons
Population density101.38 per sq. km★113.39 per sq. km
Total population5.18M persons10.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.92★0.83
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★A
Birth Rate (%)10.86 %★8.03 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate70.9 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)5.24 %★10.92 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.2 % of GDP★4.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.33M persons2.10M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.365.46★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years11.75 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days42 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.46 people3 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)168.93172.93★
Military Manpower at Military Age1820★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization74.2 %★71.36 %
Physician Density2.69 people/sq km5.85 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.75 %★-0.11 %
Population living in slums1.68 %★-0.02 %
Total deaths26,826 persons★114,964.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)63.4 %★61.45 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.6 per woman★
Total net-migration974.7 persons★-5,390 persons
Under-five mortality rate7.18 per live births2.88 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.482.78★
Airports132★128
Civil Air Travel1143★
Heliports865★

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