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Costa Rica vs Cyprus statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 1.36M in Cyprus (ranked 155/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 3,568 sq mi for Cyprus (ranked 126th vs. 163rd).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Cyprus ranks 104/197 ($36.3B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Cyprus ranks 45/197 ($26,749).

Main facts and rankings

Costa Rica Cyprus
Population
5170484
1380052
Population rank 126/197 153/197
GDP
$95.4B
2024
$36.3B
2024
GDP rank 72/197 104/197
GDP per capita
$18,587
2024
$26,749
2024
GDP per capita rank 62/197 45/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,063
2024
$61,240
2024
Government debt
$57B
2024
$23.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
60.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,106
2024
$17,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 51/185 34/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,322
2025
$24,086
2025
Land area
19,714 sq mi
2025
3,568 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
381 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.33
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
35.6 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
82 years
2025

Costa Rica and Cyprus: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Cyprus economies compared

GDP
Costa Rica

Cyprus
Year GDP
Costa Rica Cyprus
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 $489,912,574
1976 $2,412,555,426 $576,090,074
1977 $3,072,427,013 $734,876,021
1978 $3,523,208,810 $964,024,364
1979 $4,035,519,323 $1,288,699,776
1980 $4,831,447,001 $2,154,311,277
1981 $2,623,803,096 $2,087,496,374
1982 $2,606,623,555 $2,159,242,417
1983 $3,146,772,631 $2,160,364,071
1984 $3,660,477,856 $2,278,248,953
1985 $3,919,203,960 $2,430,411,900
1986 $4,418,983,871 $3,090,734,463
1987 $4,532,952,047 $3,704,813,886
1988 $4,614,629,898 $4,278,792,597
1989 $5,251,025,767 $4,563,482,604
1990 $5,711,687,787 $5,591,130,218
1991 $7,215,725,487 $5,770,197,348
1992 $8,579,754,758 $6,912,150,456
1993 $9,564,815,975 $6,590,291,048
1994 $10,489,903,725 $7,425,703,929
1995 $11,578,594,260 $9,933,137,128
1996 $11,678,424,507 $10,011,914,680
1997 $12,614,602,382 $9,547,816,420
1998 $13,684,255,947 $10,248,618,778
1999 $14,254,866,285 $10,497,907,228
2000 $15,013,629,662 $9,985,847,314
2001 $15,976,174,337 $10,397,898,907
2002 $16,578,820,687 $11,420,228,846
2003 $17,271,760,507 $14,547,329,558
2004 $18,610,594,846 $17,320,551,250
2005 $20,040,642,477 $18,433,412,511
2006 $22,715,540,324 $20,072,754,987
2007 $26,884,700,709 $23,968,727,074
2008 $30,801,745,700 $27,844,646,258
2009 $30,745,714,313 $26,048,179,949
2010 $37,658,616,952 $25,799,940,078
2011 $42,762,613,699 $27,641,547,910
2012 $47,231,655,432 $25,047,436,975
2013 $50,949,668,842 $23,959,712,861
2014 $52,016,408,854 $23,225,918,260
2015 $56,441,920,821 $19,909,278,417
2016 $58,847,019,610 $21,046,462,281
2017 $60,516,044,657 $22,946,570,629
2018 $62,420,164,992 $25,754,001,368
2019 $64,417,670,521 $26,196,667,100
2020 $62,395,610,760 $25,555,093,854
2021 $64,960,725,734 $30,372,642,502
2022 $69,243,626,029 $30,935,566,077
2023 $86,497,941,439 $33,886,930,712
2024 $95,350,423,177 $36,333,022,329

Costa Rica and Cyprus economies compared

GDP per capita
Costa Rica

Cyprus
Year GDP per capita
Costa Rica Cyprus
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 $743
1976 $1,123 $870
1977 $1,393 $1,102
1978 $1,556 $1,434
1979 $1,735 $1,902
1980 $2,021 $3,154
1981 $1,068 $3,030
1982 $1,032 $3,100
1983 $1,213 $3,055
1984 $1,372 $3,167
1985 $1,429 $3,324
1986 $1,569 $4,159
1987 $1,567 $4,908
1988 $1,555 $5,584
1989 $1,725 $5,870
1990 $1,830 $7,092
1991 $2,253 $7,222
1992 $2,612 $8,530
1993 $2,840 $7,978
1994 $3,040 $8,791
1995 $3,275 $11,514
1996 $3,227 $11,373
1997 $3,408 $10,637
1998 $3,617 $11,206
1999 $3,691 $11,273
2000 $3,813 $10,537
2001 $3,985 $10,785
2002 $4,068 $11,636
2003 $4,173 $14,553
2004 $4,431 $17,016
2005 $4,703 $17,790
2006 $5,257 $19,037
2007 $6,138 $22,344
2008 $6,937 $25,522
2009 $6,833 $23,480
2010 $8,266 $22,876
2011 $9,276 $24,110
2012 $10,127 $21,493
2013 $10,803 $20,238
2014 $10,911 $19,326
2015 $11,715 $16,326
2016 $12,091 $17,013
2017 $12,317 $18,295
2018 $12,590 $20,267
2019 $12,885 $20,360
2020 $12,394 $19,624
2021 $12,838 $23,057
2022 $13,626 $23,236
2023 $16,942 $25,195
2024 $18,587 $26,749

Costa Rica vs. Cyprus life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Costa Rica

Cyprus
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Cyprus
1950 57.5 55.8
1951 57.8 56.8
1952 58.1 57.7
1953 59.1 58.4
1954 59.9 59.3
1955 60.5 59.7
1956 61.2 60.4
1957 61.6 61
1958 62.3 61.6
1959 62.9 62.3
1960 63.5 63.3
1961 63.9 64.1
1962 64.2 64.7
1963 64.3 61.8
1964 64.5 62.2
1965 64.8 66.1
1966 65.1 66.5
1967 65.6 66.9
1968 65.8 67.3
1969 66.4 67.6
1970 66.8 68.1
1971 67.4 68.4
1972 68 68.6
1973 68.7 69
1974 69.4 54.6
1975 70.3 70.3
1976 70.9 70.8
1977 71.5 71.3
1978 72 71.7
1979 72.5 72.2
1980 73 72.8
1981 73.4 73.1
1982 73.9 73.5
1983 74.2 73.7
1984 74.6 74
1985 74.8 74.6
1986 74.9 74.9
1987 75.2 75.3
1988 75.5 75.4
1989 75.9 75.8
1990 76.1 76
1991 76.2 76.2
1992 76.4 76.3
1993 76.3 76.3
1994 76.3 76.4
1995 76.4 76.6
1996 76.4 76.9
1997 76.6 77.1
1998 76.9 77.2
1999 77.1 77.6
2000 77.3 77.9
2001 77.6 78.2
2002 77.9 78.8
2003 78.2 78.9
2004 78.5 79
2005 78.9 79.2
2006 79 79.5
2007 79.1 79.8
2008 79.2 79.9
2009 79.4 80.4
2010 79.4 80.6
2011 79.6 80.9
2012 79.9 81.1
2013 80.2 81.3
2014 80.2 81.3
2015 80.4 81.5
2016 80 81.5
2017 80 81.5
2018 80.1 81.6
2019 80.3 81.5
2020 79.7 81.2
2021 78.1 80.6
2022 79.3 80.4
2023 80.8 81.6
2024 81 81.8
2025 81.2 82

Costa Rica and Cyprus population clocks and comparison

Population
Costa Rica

Cyprus
Year Population
Costa Rica Cyprus
1960 1,327,496 586,490
1961 1,377,920 595,514
1962 1,429,445 601,466
1963 1,481,604 607,252
1964 1,533,960 612,521
1965 1,586,208 617,736
1966 1,638,116 623,390
1967 1,689,523 629,251
1968 1,739,731 635,157
1969 1,789,276 641,189
1970 1,838,949 647,446
1971 1,888,539 654,050
1972 1,938,248 661,063
1973 1,988,343 665,937
1974 2,039,643 663,254
1975 2,092,719 659,405
1976 2,147,774 662,032
1977 2,205,025 667,101
1978 2,264,510 672,249
1979 2,326,490 677,549
1980 2,390,633 683,076
1981 2,456,637 688,893
1982 2,524,806 696,497
1983 2,595,153 707,225
1984 2,667,595 719,334
1985 2,741,894 731,277
1986 2,817,216 743,105
1987 2,892,699 754,785
1988 2,968,103 766,235
1989 3,043,827 777,420
1990 3,121,706 788,351
1991 3,202,176 798,944
1992 3,284,258 810,341
1993 3,367,434 826,034
1994 3,451,122 844,667
1995 3,535,176 862,695
1996 3,619,013 880,290
1997 3,701,711 897,568
1998 3,782,838 914,548
1999 3,862,101 931,234
2000 3,937,739 947,667
2001 4,008,947 964,127
2002 4,075,705 981,440
2003 4,138,784 999,590
2004 4,200,078 1,017,875
2005 4,261,240 1,036,151
2006 4,321,340 1,054,418
2007 4,380,248 1,072,714
2008 4,440,056 1,091,026
2009 4,499,791 1,109,371
2010 4,555,962 1,127,816
2011 4,609,833 1,146,493
2012 4,663,934 1,165,397
2013 4,716,147 1,183,895
2014 4,767,119 1,201,801
2015 4,818,038 1,219,502
2016 4,866,998 1,237,112
2017 4,913,177 1,254,275
2018 4,957,818 1,270,737
2019 4,999,553 1,286,671
2020 5,034,320 1,302,247
2021 5,059,988 1,317,309
2022 5,081,765 1,331,370
2023 5,105,525 1,344,976
2024 5,129,910 1,358,282

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Cyprus

Fertility rate
Costa Rica

Cyprus
Year Fertility rate
Costa Rica Cyprus
1960 6.71 3.39
1961 6.65 3.62
1962 6.54 3.51
1963 6.39 3.49
1964 6.19 3.41
1965 5.96 3.47
1966 5.7 3.4
1967 5.42 3.32
1968 5.03 3.27
1969 4.84 3.19
1970 4.59 3.07
1971 4.36 3.04
1972 4.16 2.99
1973 3.99 2.4
1974 3.89 2.28
1975 3.8 2.11
1976 3.75 2.33
1977 3.7 2.09
1978 3.66 2.08
1979 3.65 2.14
1980 3.58 2.3
1981 3.56 2.15
1982 3.54 2.49
1983 3.53 2.49
1984 3.52 2.51
1985 3.51 2.43
1986 3.45 2.45
1987 3.38 2.39
1988 3.31 2.47
1989 3.24 2.37
1990 3.17 2.4
1991 3.08 2.34
1992 3 2.46
1993 2.93 2.25
1994 2.86 2.16
1995 2.78 2.03
1996 2.68 1.95
1997 2.59 1.86
1998 2.53 1.76
1999 2.48 1.67
2000 2.41 1.64
2001 2.31 1.57
2002 2.16 1.5
2003 2.08 1.51
2004 2.03 1.51
2005 2.04 1.48
2006 1.94 1.51
2007 1.95 1.45
2008 1.98 1.48
2009 1.95 1.48
2010 1.83 1.43
2011 1.88 1.36
2012 1.85 1.38
2013 1.78 1.3
2014 1.8 1.31
2015 1.8 1.32
2016 1.75 1.36
2017 1.71 1.32
2018 1.71 1.32
2019 1.6 1.33
2020 1.45 1.36
2021 1.35 1.39
2022 1.34 1.39
2023 1.33 1.39

Costa Rica and Cyprus demographics compared

Median age
Costa Rica

Cyprus
Year Median age, years
Costa Rica Cyprus
1960 16.8 23.1
1961 16.8 23.1
1962 16.7 23.3
1963 16.7 23.5
1964 16.7 23.7
1965 16.7 23.9
1966 16.8 24
1967 16.9 24.2
1968 17.1 24.3
1969 17.3 24.5
1970 17.6 24.7
1971 17.8 24.9
1972 18.1 25.1
1973 18.4 25.3
1974 18.6 25.4
1975 18.9 25.5
1976 19.2 25.9
1977 19.5 26.3
1978 19.7 26.8
1979 20 27.2
1980 20.3 27.7
1981 20.6 28.2
1982 20.9 28.5
1983 21.2 28.7
1984 21.4 28.8
1985 21.6 28.9
1986 21.8 29.1
1987 22.1 29.2
1988 22.3 29.4
1989 22.5 29.6
1990 22.7 29.8
1991 22.9 30.1
1992 23.2 30.3
1993 23.4 30.4
1994 23.6 30.5
1995 23.9 30.6
1996 24.1 30.8
1997 24.4 31
1998 24.7 31.2
1999 24.9 31.4
2000 25.2 31.6
2001 25.5 31.8
2002 25.9 32
2003 26.3 32.2
2004 26.7 32.4
2005 27 32.6
2006 27.4 32.8
2007 27.8 33.1
2008 28.2 33.4
2009 28.6 33.6
2010 29 33.9
2011 29.4 34.2
2012 29.8 34.5
2013 30.3 34.8
2014 30.7 35.2
2015 31.2 35.6
2016 31.7 36
2017 32.1 36.4
2018 32.6 36.8
2019 33 37.2
2020 33.5 37.6
2021 34 38
2022 34.5 38.4
2023 35.1 38.8
2024 35.6 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Costa Rica Cyprus
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
40.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.25%
2021
4.74%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.82%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
+3.84%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.94%
2024
4.86%
2024
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
76.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.7%
2024
10.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.6
2025
73.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.2%
2024
26.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2024
3.6%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
9
2022
93
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.23B
2022
$10.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$2.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$725M
2024
$661M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,146,500
2020
4,117,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.41%
2020
3.25%
2020
Banked people share
71.4%
2024
96.1%
2024

Energy

Costa Rica Cyprus
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,025 kg
2023
1,673 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.4
2023
$23.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.57 megatons
2023
7.18 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.68 tons
2023
5.34 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.6%
2023
86.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.2%
2021
15.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
37.7%
2023
7.44%
2023
Net energy imports use share
60.4%
2023
117%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,206 kWh
2023
3,842 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
99.4%
2021
15.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
69.3%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Costa Rica Cyprus
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+967
2024
+8,138
2024
Urban population
83.2%
2024
67.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.67 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65
2025
80.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2024
56
2024
Higher education index
73
2025
71
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.7
2023
0.82
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.8
2019
5.8
2019
Visa free countries
144
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
98%
2021
99.4%
2021
English speaking
8.15%
2023
75.1%
2023
People using the Internet
85.4%
2023
91.2%
2023

Health

Costa Rica Cyprus
Government health expenditure per capita
$979
2022
$2,864
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$219.6
2022
$417
2022
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
82 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
1.17%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.64
2022
3.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
24
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.5
2023
3.5
2023
Obesity rate
32.3%
2022
23.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
35.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.4 liters
2020
6.36 liters
2020

Territory

Costa Rica Cyprus
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.006%
2025
Land area per capita
3,843 sq mi
2024
2,627 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,534 sq mi
2025
498 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,907 sq mi
2025
666 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,129 mi
2017
12,366 mi
2016

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