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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Costa Rica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 3.16M (ranked 134/197), compared with 5.13M in Costa Rica (ranked 126/197). Bosnia and Herzegovina's land area is 19,768 sq mi versus 19,714 sq mi for Costa Rica (ranked 125th vs. 126th).

By GDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111/197 ($28.3B) and Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B). By GDP per capita, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90/197 ($8,957), while Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587).

Main facts and rankings

Bosnia Costa Rica
Population
3140094
5170484
Population rank 135/197 126/197
GDP
$28.3B
2024
$95.4B
2024
GDP rank 111/197 72/197
GDP per capita
$8,957
2024
$18,587
2024
GDP per capita rank 90/197 62/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,971
2024
$30,063
2024
Government debt
$9.28B
2024
$57B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.8%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,934
2024
$11,106
2024
Government debt per person rank 102/185 51/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,350
2025
$12,322
2025
Land area
19,768 sq mi
2025
19,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
160.1 ppl/mi²
2024
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.49
2023
1.33
2023
Median age
46.3 years
2024
35.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
81.2 years
2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica: Comparison Charts

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Costa Rica
Year GDP
Bosnia Costa Rica
1960 - $507,513,830
1961 - $490,325,182
1962 - $479,180,824
1963 - $511,902,137
1964 - $542,578,367
1965 - $592,981,162
1966 - $647,305,630
1967 - $699,456,619
1968 - $773,841,494
1969 - $853,630,204
1970 - $984,830,158
1971 - $1,077,147,538
1972 - $1,238,251,696
1973 - $1,528,925,846
1974 - $1,666,544,754
1975 - $1,960,863,466
1976 - $2,412,555,426
1977 - $3,072,427,013
1978 - $3,523,208,810
1979 - $4,035,519,323
1980 - $4,831,447,001
1981 - $2,623,803,096
1982 - $2,606,623,555
1983 - $3,146,772,631
1984 - $3,660,477,856
1985 - $3,919,203,960
1986 - $4,418,983,871
1987 - $4,532,952,047
1988 - $4,614,629,898
1989 - $5,251,025,767
1990 $7,753,478,261 $5,711,687,787
1991 $6,122,959,184 $7,215,725,487
1992 $4,735,044,707 $8,579,754,758
1993 $3,630,668,950 $9,564,815,975
1994 $1,255,802,469 $10,489,903,725
1995 $1,866,572,954 $11,578,594,260
1996 $2,786,045,322 $11,678,424,507
1997 $3,671,909,673 $12,614,602,382
1998 $4,116,774,301 $13,684,255,947
1999 $4,686,256,363 $14,254,866,285
2000 $5,567,772,769 $15,013,629,662
2001 $5,800,615,466 $15,976,174,337
2002 $6,728,220,887 $16,578,820,687
2003 $8,498,894,359 $17,271,760,507
2004 $10,156,541,538 $18,610,594,846
2005 $11,222,796,337 $20,040,642,477
2006 $12,864,841,906 $22,715,540,324
2007 $15,778,734,264 $26,884,700,709
2008 $19,112,796,623 $30,801,745,700
2009 $17,613,949,091 $30,745,714,313
2010 $17,176,315,804 $37,658,616,952
2011 $18,644,233,537 $42,762,613,699
2012 $17,226,735,996 $47,231,655,432
2013 $18,179,108,531 $50,949,668,842
2014 $18,558,733,564 $52,016,408,854
2015 $16,404,348,871 $56,441,920,821
2016 $17,116,926,328 $58,847,019,610
2017 $18,326,373,366 $60,516,044,657
2018 $20,484,053,869 $62,420,164,992
2019 $20,482,608,755 $64,417,670,521
2020 $20,226,036,564 $62,395,610,760
2021 $23,672,712,242 $64,960,725,734
2022 $24,534,663,636 $69,243,626,029
2023 $27,592,361,388 $86,497,941,439
2024 $28,343,394,203 $95,350,423,177

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP per capita
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Costa Rica
Year GDP per capita
Bosnia Costa Rica
1960 - $382
1961 - $356
1962 - $335
1963 - $346
1964 - $354
1965 - $374
1966 - $395
1967 - $414
1968 - $445
1969 - $477
1970 - $536
1971 - $570
1972 - $639
1973 - $769
1974 - $817
1975 - $937
1976 - $1,123
1977 - $1,393
1978 - $1,556
1979 - $1,735
1980 - $2,021
1981 - $1,068
1982 - $1,032
1983 - $1,213
1984 - $1,372
1985 - $1,429
1986 - $1,569
1987 - $1,567
1988 - $1,555
1989 - $1,725
1990 $1,743 $1,830
1991 $1,373 $2,253
1992 $1,118 $2,612
1993 $930 $2,840
1994 $337 $3,040
1995 $502 $3,275
1996 $719 $3,227
1997 $914 $3,408
1998 $1,007 $3,617
1999 $1,135 $3,691
2000 $1,338 $3,813
2001 $1,388 $3,985
2002 $1,607 $4,068
2003 $2,034 $4,173
2004 $2,453 $4,431
2005 $2,740 $4,703
2006 $3,166 $5,257
2007 $3,931 $6,138
2008 $4,842 $6,937
2009 $4,540 $6,833
2010 $4,506 $8,266
2011 $4,983 $9,276
2012 $4,694 $10,127
2013 $5,035 $10,803
2014 $5,206 $10,911
2015 $4,662 $11,715
2016 $4,929 $12,091
2017 $5,345 $12,317
2018 $6,048 $12,590
2019 $6,122 $12,885
2020 $6,130 $12,394
2021 $7,295 $12,838
2022 $7,656 $13,626
2023 $8,663 $16,942
2024 $8,957 $18,587

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Costa Rica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Costa Rica
Year Life expectancy, years
Bosnia Costa Rica
1950 47.3 57.5
1951 48.4 57.8
1952 49.4 58.1
1953 51.1 59.1
1954 51.9 59.9
1955 53 60.5
1956 53.9 61.2
1957 55.1 61.6
1958 56.2 62.3
1959 57.6 62.9
1960 58.5 63.5
1961 59.3 63.9
1962 60.1 64.2
1963 60.5 64.3
1964 61.5 64.5
1965 62.2 64.8
1966 63.1 65.1
1967 63.7 65.6
1968 64 65.8
1969 64.4 66.4
1970 64.8 66.8
1971 65.2 67.4
1972 65.7 68
1973 66.6 68.7
1974 67.6 69.4
1975 68.3 70.3
1976 68.6 70.9
1977 68.8 71.5
1978 68.8 72
1979 69.1 72.5
1980 69.6 73
1981 70.1 73.4
1982 70.1 73.9
1983 70.1 74.2
1984 70.2 74.6
1985 70.6 74.8
1986 70.8 74.9
1987 70.9 75.2
1988 71 75.5
1989 71.4 75.9
1990 71.5 76.1
1991 71.8 76.2
1992 52 76.4
1993 50.9 76.3
1994 66.6 76.3
1995 70.2 76.4
1996 73.5 76.4
1997 73.9 76.6
1998 74.5 76.9
1999 74.9 77.1
2000 75.3 77.3
2001 75.6 77.6
2002 76 77.9
2003 76.4 78.2
2004 76.5 78.5
2005 76.4 78.9
2006 76 79
2007 76.2 79.1
2008 76.3 79.2
2009 76.7 79.4
2010 76.8 79.4
2011 77 79.6
2012 77 79.9
2013 77.1 80.2
2014 77.1 80.2
2015 77.1 80.4
2016 77.1 80
2017 77.4 80
2018 77.9 80.1
2019 77.4 80.3
2020 76 79.7
2021 74.6 78.1
2022 76.8 79.3
2023 77.9 80.8
2024 78 81
2025 78.2 81.2

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica population clocks and comparison

Population
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Costa Rica
Year Population
Bosnia Costa Rica
1960 3,281,381 1,327,496
1961 3,348,035 1,377,920
1962 3,407,532 1,429,445
1963 3,461,942 1,481,604
1964 3,513,441 1,533,960
1965 3,562,834 1,586,208
1966 3,610,562 1,638,116
1967 3,656,223 1,689,523
1968 3,698,794 1,739,731
1969 3,737,765 1,789,276
1970 3,773,247 1,838,949
1971 3,809,376 1,888,539
1972 3,848,271 1,938,248
1973 3,887,376 1,988,343
1974 3,926,472 2,039,643
1975 3,965,743 2,092,719
1976 4,004,552 2,147,774
1977 4,042,124 2,205,025
1978 4,078,240 2,264,510
1979 4,113,300 2,326,490
1980 4,148,426 2,390,633
1981 4,184,217 2,456,637
1982 4,221,100 2,524,806
1983 4,258,728 2,595,153
1984 4,295,536 2,667,595
1985 4,330,364 2,741,894
1986 4,362,115 2,817,216
1987 4,390,246 2,892,699
1988 4,414,404 2,968,103
1989 4,433,983 3,043,827
1990 4,448,652 3,121,706
1991 4,458,343 3,202,176
1992 4,234,616 3,284,258
1993 3,904,482 3,367,434
1994 3,725,412 3,451,122
1995 3,715,564 3,535,176
1996 3,875,246 3,619,013
1997 4,018,227 3,701,711
1998 4,089,356 3,782,838
1999 4,130,305 3,862,101
2000 4,159,771 3,937,739
2001 4,179,438 4,008,947
2002 4,188,002 4,075,705
2003 4,178,523 4,138,784
2004 4,140,987 4,200,078
2005 4,096,493 4,261,240
2006 4,063,272 4,321,340
2007 4,013,424 4,380,248
2008 3,947,544 4,440,056
2009 3,879,794 4,499,791
2010 3,811,472 4,555,962
2011 3,741,798 4,609,833
2012 3,670,113 4,663,934
2013 3,610,859 4,716,147
2014 3,564,829 4,767,119
2015 3,518,541 4,818,038
2016 3,473,003 4,866,998
2017 3,428,682 4,913,177
2018 3,387,000 4,957,818
2019 3,345,533 4,999,553
2020 3,299,349 5,034,320
2021 3,244,907 5,059,988
2022 3,204,802 5,081,765
2023 3,185,073 5,105,525
2024 3,164,253 5,129,910

Fertility rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica

Fertility rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Costa Rica
Year Fertility rate
Bosnia Costa Rica
1960 3.96 6.71
1961 3.89 6.65
1962 3.81 6.54
1963 3.7 6.39
1964 3.6 6.19
1965 3.53 5.96
1966 3.39 5.7
1967 3.22 5.42
1968 3.08 5.03
1969 2.95 4.84
1970 2.79 4.59
1971 2.75 4.36
1972 2.67 4.16
1973 2.54 3.99
1974 2.45 3.89
1975 2.39 3.8
1976 2.31 3.75
1977 2.2 3.7
1978 2.08 3.66
1979 1.99 3.65
1980 1.98 3.58
1981 2.02 3.56
1982 2.05 3.54
1983 2.05 3.53
1984 2.02 3.52
1985 1.96 3.51
1986 1.91 3.45
1987 1.88 3.38
1988 1.85 3.31
1989 1.79 3.24
1990 1.79 3.17
1991 1.78 3.08
1992 1.76 3
1993 1.73 2.93
1994 1.7 2.86
1995 1.67 2.78
1996 1.65 2.68
1997 1.69 2.59
1998 1.56 2.53
1999 1.37 2.48
2000 1.28 2.41
2001 1.23 2.31
2002 1.23 2.16
2003 1.22 2.08
2004 1.22 2.03
2005 1.2 2.04
2006 1.18 1.94
2007 1.19 1.95
2008 1.21 1.98
2009 1.27 1.95
2010 1.26 1.83
2011 1.21 1.88
2012 1.25 1.85
2013 1.28 1.78
2014 1.26 1.8
2015 1.32 1.8
2016 1.36 1.75
2017 1.42 1.71
2018 1.5 1.71
2019 1.51 1.6
2020 1.52 1.45
2021 1.49 1.35
2022 1.48 1.34
2023 1.49 1.33

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica demographics compared

Median age
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Costa Rica
Year Median age, years
Bosnia Costa Rica
1960 21.5 16.8
1961 21.6 16.8
1962 21.6 16.7
1963 21.7 16.7
1964 21.7 16.7
1965 21.8 16.7
1966 21.9 16.8
1967 22 16.9
1968 22.1 17.1
1969 22.2 17.3
1970 22.4 17.6
1971 22.6 17.8
1972 22.9 18.1
1973 23.2 18.4
1974 23.6 18.6
1975 23.9 18.9
1976 24.2 19.2
1977 24.6 19.5
1978 25 19.7
1979 25.4 20
1980 25.8 20.3
1981 26.2 20.6
1982 26.5 20.9
1983 26.9 21.2
1984 27.3 21.4
1985 27.6 21.6
1986 28 21.8
1987 28.4 22.1
1988 28.8 22.3
1989 29.2 22.5
1990 29.7 22.7
1991 30.2 22.9
1992 30.9 23.2
1993 31.8 23.4
1994 32.6 23.6
1995 33 23.9
1996 32.9 24.1
1997 32.8 24.4
1998 33 24.7
1999 33.3 24.9
2000 33.6 25.2
2001 34 25.5
2002 34.4 25.9
2003 34.9 26.3
2004 35.4 26.7
2005 35.9 27
2006 36.5 27.4
2007 37.1 27.8
2008 37.8 28.2
2009 38.5 28.6
2010 39.1 29
2011 39.8 29.4
2012 40.5 29.8
2013 41.2 30.3
2014 41.8 30.7
2015 42.3 31.2
2016 42.8 31.7
2017 43.3 32.1
2018 43.8 32.6
2019 44.3 33
2020 44.8 33.5
2021 45.2 34
2022 45.6 34.5
2023 46 35.1
2024 46.3 35.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bosnia Costa Rica
GNI, Atlas method
$27.3B
2024
$80.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.9%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.25%
2023
6.25%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.19%
2025
-3.23%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
6.94%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58%
2024
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22%
2024
19.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.5
2025
68.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2011
34.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2011
1.7%
2024
Listed domestic companies n/a
9
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.23B
2022
Total reserves including gold
$9.42B
2024
$14.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.12B
2024
$725M
2024
International tourist arrivals
197,000
2020
1,146,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.24%
2020
7.41%
2020
Banked people share
77.5%
2024
71.4%
2024

Energy

Bosnia Costa Rica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,171 kg
2023
1,025 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.4
2023
$27.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22 megatons
2023
8.57 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.91 tons
2023
1.68 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
78.8%
2022
51.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
36.6%
2021
34.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.15%
2023
37.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
24.9%
2023
60.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,677 kWh
2023
2,206 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
39.3%
2021
99.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
39.3%
2023
69.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bosnia Costa Rica
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,497
2024
+967
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
83.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.99 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.5 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
54.9
2025
65
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
58
2024
Higher education index
62
2025
73
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.22
2023
17.7
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
14.8
2019
Visa free countries
124
2025
144
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.3%
2022
98%
2021
English speaking
16%
2025
8.15%
2023
People using the Internet
86.1%
2024
85.4%
2023

Health

Bosnia Costa Rica
Government health expenditure per capita
$667
2022
$979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$206.1
2022
$219.6
2022
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
81.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.91%
2022
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2019
2.64
2022
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
24
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
10.5
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
32.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
23
2025
80
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.2%
2022
8.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.87 liters
2020
3.4 liters
2020

Territory

Bosnia Costa Rica
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
6,247 sq mi
2024
3,843 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,297 sq mi
2025
6,534 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,448 sq mi
2025
11,907 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,246 mi
2010
3,129 mi
2017

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