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Costa Rica vs Croatia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 3.87M in Croatia (ranked 129/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 21,606 sq mi for Croatia (ranked 126th vs. 123rd).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931).

Main facts and rankings

Costa Rica Croatia
Population
5170484
3839202
Population rank 126/197 129/197
GDP
$95.4B
2024
$92.5B
2024
GDP rank 72/197 74/197
GDP per capita
$18,587
2024
$23,931
2024
GDP per capita rank 62/197 50/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,063
2024
$48,575
2024
Government debt
$57B
2024
$53.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
55.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,106
2024
$13,796
2024
Government debt per person rank 51/185 42/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,322
2025
$20,265
2025
Land area
19,714 sq mi
2025
21,606 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.33
2023
1.46
2023
Median age
35.6 years
2024
46 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
78.9 years
2025

Costa Rica and Croatia: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Croatia economies compared

GDP
Costa Rica

Croatia
Year GDP
Costa Rica Croatia
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 $5,711,687,787 $25,650,213,280
1991 $7,215,725,487 $18,760,386,775
1992 $8,579,754,758 $10,621,169,291
1993 $9,564,815,975 $11,259,647,874
1994 $10,489,903,725 $15,062,911,617
1995 $11,578,594,260 $22,772,394,547
1996 $11,678,424,507 $24,150,978,347
1997 $12,614,602,382 $24,175,764,812
1998 $13,684,255,947 $25,890,228,430
1999 $14,254,866,285 $23,777,026,779
2000 $15,013,629,662 $22,134,411,297
2001 $15,976,174,337 $23,066,883,850
2002 $16,578,820,687 $26,757,722,429
2003 $17,271,760,507 $35,245,317,002
2004 $18,610,594,846 $41,836,292,157
2005 $20,040,642,477 $45,013,119,282
2006 $22,715,540,324 $49,590,197,657
2007 $26,884,700,709 $59,298,265,770
2008 $30,801,745,700 $68,478,776,206
2009 $30,745,714,313 $62,321,642,125
2010 $37,658,616,952 $58,981,738,869
2011 $42,762,613,699 $62,903,737,380
2012 $47,231,655,432 $57,551,963,753
2013 $50,949,668,842 $59,852,401,272
2014 $52,016,408,854 $59,612,144,078
2015 $56,441,920,821 $51,005,200,670
2016 $58,847,019,610 $52,654,855,638
2017 $60,516,044,657 $56,186,190,438
2018 $62,420,164,992 $61,668,130,123
2019 $64,417,670,521 $61,467,582,194
2020 $62,395,610,760 $57,963,370,885
2021 $64,960,725,734 $69,006,802,299
2022 $69,243,626,029 $71,198,635,102
2023 $86,497,941,439 $84,393,795,502
2024 $95,350,423,177 $92,526,176,109

Costa Rica and Croatia economies compared

GDP per capita
Costa Rica

Croatia
Year GDP per capita
Costa Rica Croatia
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 $1,830 $5,369
1991 $2,253 $4,001
1992 $2,612 $2,321
1993 $2,840 $2,448
1994 $3,040 $3,238
1995 $3,275 $4,929
1996 $3,227 $5,300
1997 $3,408 $5,331
1998 $3,617 $5,713
1999 $3,691 $5,269
2000 $3,813 $4,954
2001 $3,985 $5,365
2002 $4,068 $6,220
2003 $4,173 $8,190
2004 $4,431 $9,719
2005 $4,703 $10,444
2006 $5,257 $11,503
2007 $6,138 $13,758
2008 $6,937 $15,889
2009 $6,833 $14,476
2010 $8,266 $13,731
2011 $9,276 $14,695
2012 $10,127 $13,509
2013 $10,803 $14,136
2014 $10,911 $14,188
2015 $11,715 $12,285
2016 $12,091 $12,821
2017 $12,317 $13,903
2018 $12,590 $15,460
2019 $12,885 $15,564
2020 $12,394 $14,808
2021 $12,838 $17,790
2022 $13,626 $18,466
2023 $16,942 $21,865
2024 $18,587 $23,931

Costa Rica vs. Croatia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Costa Rica

Croatia
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Croatia
1950 57.5 58.5
1951 57.8 59
1952 58.1 59.8
1953 59.1 61.5
1954 59.9 62.2
1955 60.5 63.1
1956 61.2 63.6
1957 61.6 64.4
1958 62.3 65
1959 62.9 65.5
1960 63.5 65.9
1961 63.9 66.5
1962 64.2 67.3
1963 64.3 67.6
1964 64.5 68
1965 64.8 68.5
1966 65.1 68.9
1967 65.6 69
1968 65.8 68.9
1969 66.4 69
1970 66.8 69.2
1971 67.4 69.4
1972 68 69.8
1973 68.7 70.1
1974 69.4 70.6
1975 70.3 71
1976 70.9 71.4
1977 71.5 71.4
1978 72 71.3
1979 72.5 71.1
1980 73 71
1981 73.4 70.9
1982 73.9 70.7
1983 74.2 70.7
1984 74.6 71
1985 74.8 71.5
1986 74.9 71.8
1987 75.2 71.9
1988 75.5 72.2
1989 75.9 72.5
1990 76.1 72.2
1991 76.2 70.6
1992 76.4 71.7
1993 76.3 72.3
1994 76.3 72.6
1995 76.4 72.6
1996 76.4 73
1997 76.6 73
1998 76.9 73.2
1999 77.1 73.6
2000 77.3 74
2001 77.6 74.4
2002 77.9 74.6
2003 78.2 74.7
2004 78.5 75.3
2005 78.9 75.6
2006 79 75.7
2007 79.1 75.9
2008 79.2 76
2009 79.4 76.3
2010 79.4 76.7
2011 79.6 77
2012 79.9 77.3
2013 80.2 77.5
2014 80.2 77.5
2015 80.4 77.6
2016 80 77.6
2017 80 77.7
2018 80.1 77.9
2019 80.3 78.2
2020 79.7 77.5
2021 78.1 77.1
2022 79.3 78.3
2023 80.8 78.6
2024 81 78.8
2025 81.2 78.9

Costa Rica and Croatia population clocks and comparison

Population
Costa Rica

Croatia
Year Population
Costa Rica Croatia
1960 1,327,496 4,140,181
1961 1,377,920 4,167,292
1962 1,429,445 4,196,712
1963 1,481,604 4,225,675
1964 1,533,960 4,252,876
1965 1,586,208 4,280,923
1966 1,638,116 4,310,701
1967 1,689,523 4,338,683
1968 1,739,731 4,365,628
1969 1,789,276 4,391,490
1970 1,838,949 4,412,252
1971 1,888,539 4,431,275
1972 1,938,248 4,450,564
1973 1,988,343 4,470,161
1974 2,039,643 4,490,660
1975 2,092,719 4,512,082
1976 2,147,774 4,535,934
1977 2,205,025 4,559,571
1978 2,264,510 4,581,085
1979 2,326,490 4,594,778
1980 2,390,633 4,599,782
1981 2,456,637 4,611,509
1982 2,524,806 4,634,234
1983 2,595,153 4,658,254
1984 2,667,595 4,680,285
1985 2,741,894 4,701,417
1986 2,817,216 4,721,446
1987 2,892,699 4,739,745
1988 2,968,103 4,755,207
1989 3,043,827 4,767,260
1990 3,121,706 4,777,368
1991 3,202,176 4,689,022
1992 3,284,258 4,575,818
1993 3,367,434 4,600,463
1994 3,451,122 4,652,024
1995 3,535,176 4,620,030
1996 3,619,013 4,557,097
1997 3,701,711 4,534,920
1998 3,782,838 4,532,135
1999 3,862,101 4,512,597
2000 3,937,739 4,468,302
2001 4,008,947 4,299,642
2002 4,075,705 4,302,174
2003 4,138,784 4,303,399
2004 4,200,078 4,304,600
2005 4,261,240 4,310,145
2006 4,321,340 4,311,159
2007 4,380,248 4,310,217
2008 4,440,056 4,309,705
2009 4,499,791 4,305,181
2010 4,555,962 4,295,427
2011 4,609,833 4,280,622
2012 4,663,934 4,260,368
2013 4,716,147 4,233,922
2014 4,767,119 4,201,598
2015 4,818,038 4,151,725
2016 4,866,998 4,106,867
2017 4,913,177 4,041,407
2018 4,957,818 3,988,775
2019 4,999,553 3,949,390
2020 5,034,320 3,914,206
2021 5,059,988 3,878,981
2022 5,081,765 3,855,641
2023 5,105,525 3,859,686
2024 5,129,910 3,866,300

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Croatia

Fertility rate
Costa Rica

Croatia
Year Fertility rate
Costa Rica Croatia
1960 6.71 2.24
1961 6.65 2.22
1962 6.54 2.19
1963 6.39 2.15
1964 6.19 2.14
1965 5.96 2.22
1966 5.7 2.23
1967 5.42 2.1
1968 5.03 2.03
1969 4.84 1.95
1970 4.59 1.88
1971 4.36 1.97
1972 4.16 2.01
1973 3.99 2.01
1974 3.89 1.98
1975 3.8 1.95
1976 3.75 1.94
1977 3.7 1.95
1978 3.66 1.96
1979 3.65 1.95
1980 3.58 1.93
1981 3.56 1.93
1982 3.54 1.9
1983 3.53 1.88
1984 3.52 1.87
1985 3.51 1.82
1986 3.45 1.76
1987 3.38 1.64
1988 3.31 1.79
1989 3.24 1.63
1990 3.17 1.63
1991 3.08 1.53
1992 3 1.48
1993 2.93 1.52
1994 2.86 1.47
1995 2.78 1.58
1996 2.68 1.67
1997 2.59 1.69
1998 2.53 1.45
1999 2.48 1.38
2000 2.41 1.39
2001 2.31 1.46
2002 2.16 1.42
2003 2.08 1.41
2004 2.03 1.43
2005 2.04 1.5
2006 1.94 1.47
2007 1.95 1.48
2008 1.98 1.47
2009 1.95 1.5
2010 1.83 1.46
2011 1.88 1.41
2012 1.85 1.52
2013 1.78 1.46
2014 1.8 1.46
2015 1.8 1.41
2016 1.75 1.43
2017 1.71 1.42
2018 1.71 1.47
2019 1.6 1.47
2020 1.45 1.48
2021 1.35 1.62
2022 1.34 1.53
2023 1.33 1.46

Costa Rica and Croatia demographics compared

Median age
Costa Rica

Croatia
Year Median age, years
Costa Rica Croatia
1960 16.8 29
1961 16.8 29.4
1962 16.7 29.7
1963 16.7 30
1964 16.7 30.3
1965 16.7 30.6
1966 16.8 30.9
1967 16.9 31.2
1968 17.1 31.5
1969 17.3 31.8
1970 17.6 32.1
1971 17.8 32.3
1972 18.1 32.5
1973 18.4 32.7
1974 18.6 32.8
1975 18.9 33
1976 19.2 33.1
1977 19.5 33.2
1978 19.7 33.3
1979 20 33.4
1980 20.3 33.4
1981 20.6 33.5
1982 20.9 33.6
1983 21.2 33.8
1984 21.4 34
1985 21.6 34.2
1986 21.8 34.4
1987 22.1 34.7
1988 22.3 35
1989 22.5 35.3
1990 22.7 35.6
1991 22.9 36
1992 23.2 36.4
1993 23.4 36.9
1994 23.6 37.3
1995 23.9 37.8
1996 24.1 38.2
1997 24.4 38.6
1998 24.7 38.9
1999 24.9 39.2
2000 25.2 39.6
2001 25.5 39.9
2002 25.9 40.2
2003 26.3 40.5
2004 26.7 40.7
2005 27 40.9
2006 27.4 41.2
2007 27.8 41.4
2008 28.2 41.6
2009 28.6 41.8
2010 29 41.9
2011 29.4 42.2
2012 29.8 42.5
2013 30.3 42.7
2014 30.7 43
2015 31.2 43.3
2016 31.7 43.7
2017 32.1 44.2
2018 32.6 44.6
2019 33 45
2020 33.5 45.2
2021 34 45.4
2022 34.5 45.6
2023 35.1 45.8
2024 35.6 46

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Costa Rica Croatia
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$85.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
48.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.25%
2021
4.09%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.78%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-2.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.94%
2024
5.03%
2024
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
59.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.7%
2024
19.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.6
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.2%
2024
23.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2024
2.9%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
9
2022
81
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.23B
2022
$27.8B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$3.34B
2024
Personal remittances received
$725M
2024
$6.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,146,500
2020
21,608,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.41%
2020
23.4%
2020
Banked people share
71.4%
2024
92.6%
2024

Energy

Costa Rica Croatia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,025 kg
2023
2,237 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.4
2023
$20.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.57 megatons
2023
17.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.68 tons
2023
4.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.6%
2023
68%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.2%
2021
34.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
37.7%
2023
11.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
60.4%
2023
57.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,206 kWh
2023
4,484 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
99.4%
2021
69.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
69.3%
2023
47%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Costa Rica Croatia
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.05%
2024
Annual migration change
+967
2024
-5,186
2024
Urban population
83.2%
2024
58.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65
2025
73
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2024
47
2024
Higher education index
73
2025
83
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.7
2023
0.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.8
2019
7.9
2019
Visa free countries
144
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
98%
2021
99.4%
2021
English speaking
8.15%
2023
57.1%
2023
People using the Internet
85.4%
2023
83.6%
2024

Health

Costa Rica Croatia
Government health expenditure per capita
$979
2022
$1,344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$219.6
2022
$123.5
2022
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
78.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0.009%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.64
2022
3.61
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
24
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.5
2023
4.6
2023
Obesity rate
32.3%
2022
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
64
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
37%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.4 liters
2020
7.65 liters
2020

Territory

Costa Rica Croatia
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
3,843 sq mi
2024
5,588 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,534 sq mi
2025
5,737 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,907 sq mi
2025
7,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,129 mi
2017
16,751 mi
2015

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