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Costa Rica vs Singapore: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Costa Rica
cri
Leads on 40 of 107 metrics
Singapore
sgp
Leads on 51 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Costa Rica and Singapore: Costa Rica leads on Televisions (525,000) against Singapore (1.33); Costa Rica leads on Radios (980,000) against Singapore (2.60); Costa Rica leads on Oil Consumption (47,000) against Singapore (1.08). Across 107 compared metrics, Costa Rica wins on 40 and Singapore wins on 51.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 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: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)85.4 %94.29 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 85% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score73.09 points★45.78 points
Radios980,000★2.6
Televisions525,000★1.33
Waterways730none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.74B $★151.19M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars110.67B $655.64B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3.5 %★2.15 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)11.37 %★5.28 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.6 % of GDP★4.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index69.289.6★
Electricity Consumption9.8147.69★
Electricity Exports643★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1898★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables18★2
Electricity Imports807★0
Electricity Installed Capacity3.5813.35★
Electricity Production10.7948.66★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)30.73 USD per capita643.26 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient45.845.8
Gross Fixed Investment19.924.7★
Gross National Saving15.146.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.1 %4.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)-0.4 %★2.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP3 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption012.97★
Natural Gas Exports0622.9★
Natural Gas Imports013.48★
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption47,000★1.08
Oil Exports2,087★1.37
Oil Imports44,110★2.05
Oil Production26310,910★
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line21 peopleNA
Public Debt48.9★175.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.3 USD4.4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption53,000★1.32
Refined Petroleum Products Exports01.82★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports51,320★2.34
Refined Petroleum Products Production0755,000★
Remittances0.8★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.82★0
Taxes and Other Revenues13.913.9
Unemployment Rate7.9 %3.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)287,922★2.85M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions7.91★238.96
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 urbanization is along the southern coast, with relatively dense population clusters found in the central areas
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country37.31 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources113600★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.41 %49.48 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)196★135.71
Agricultural land16,651.72 sq. km★6.6 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)1,290 km★193 km
Dam capacity per capita382.59 cubic meters per inhabitant★13.45 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land1,015★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Rule of Law Index by Country54.31 %99.12 %★
Administrative Divisions7no first-order administrative divisions; five community development councils: Central Singapore Development Council, North East Development Council, North West Development Council, South East Development Council, South West Development Council (2019)
Independence15★9
Suffrage Participation Rate1821★

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)34.493.61★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)9.811.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.6 % of GDP★5.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %0.2 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.2 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)24 %6 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)25.7 %6.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS16,0008,000★
Underweight Children Under 52.9NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)10,00059,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Currently married (Percent)40.93 %44.72 %★
Human Capital Index0.630.91★
Life expectancy at birth84.75 years86.7 years★
Median age of population35.68 years36.4 years★
Population Change24,088.1 persons45,398.3 persons★
Population density101.38 per sq. km★8,765.9 per sq. km
Total population5.18M persons5.91M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.92★0.47
Birth Rate (%)10.86 %★8.77 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate70.9 %NA
Death Rate (%)5.24 %4.38 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.2 % of GDP★2.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.33M persons1.58M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.363.72★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years13.21 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.46 people6.08 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)168.93172.57★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization74.2 %99.87 %★
Physician Density2.69 people/sq km2.83 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.75 %0.85 %★
Population living in slums1.68 %★0 %
Total deaths26,826 persons★30,652.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)63.4 %★38.25 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman★0.96 per woman
Total net-migration974.7 persons25,046.1 persons★
Under-five mortality rate7.18 per live births2.12 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇸🇬 SingaporeShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.484.21★
Airports132★9
Civil Air Travel1138★
Heliports8★1

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