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Costa Rica vs Czech Republic statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 10.9M in The Czech Republic (ranked 87/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 29,794 sq mi for The Czech Republic (ranked 126th vs. 114th).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and The Czech Republic ranks 45/197 ($345B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while The Czech Republic ranks 39/197 ($31,707).

Main facts and rankings

Costa Rica Czech Republic
Population
5170484
10753822
Population rank 126/197 91/197
GDP
$95.4B
2024
$345B
2024
GDP rank 72/197 45/197
GDP per capita
$18,587
2024
$31,707
2024
GDP per capita rank 62/197 39/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,063
2024
$56,806
2024
Government debt
$57B
2024
$148B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
44.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,106
2024
$13,630
2024
Government debt per person rank 51/185 43/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,322
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
19,714 sq mi
2025
29,794 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
365 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.33
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
35.6 years
2024
44.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
80.1 years
2025

Costa Rica and Czech Republic: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Czech Republic economies compared

GDP
Costa Rica

Czech Republic
Year GDP
Costa Rica Czech Republic
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 $41,016,881,802
1991 $7,215,725,487 $30,071,014,282
1992 $8,579,754,758 $35,051,065,440
1993 $9,564,815,975 $41,155,654,032
1994 $10,489,903,725 $48,188,478,339
1995 $11,578,594,260 $60,572,381,311
1996 $11,678,424,507 $67,804,105,330
1997 $12,614,602,382 $62,539,765,163
1998 $13,684,255,947 $67,187,217,328
1999 $14,254,866,285 $65,586,562,605
2000 $15,013,629,662 $62,175,642,238
2001 $15,976,174,337 $68,135,304,464
2002 $16,578,820,687 $82,607,869,610
2003 $17,271,760,507 $100,435,924,705
2004 $18,610,594,846 $120,147,899,984
2005 $20,040,642,477 $137,264,185,596
2006 $22,715,540,324 $156,236,258,387
2007 $26,884,700,709 $190,040,702,287
2008 $30,801,745,700 $236,506,264,754
2009 $30,745,714,313 $206,971,882,705
2010 $37,658,616,952 $211,168,667,286
2011 $42,762,613,699 $231,429,378,717
2012 $47,231,655,432 $210,363,223,088
2013 $50,949,668,842 $213,024,360,541
2014 $52,016,408,854 $210,911,285,078
2015 $56,441,920,821 $189,107,698,562
2016 $58,847,019,610 $198,160,659,304
2017 $60,516,044,657 $221,563,575,696
2018 $62,420,164,992 $251,992,360,762
2019 $64,417,670,521 $256,794,209,029
2020 $62,395,610,760 $251,109,660,603
2021 $64,960,725,734 $290,972,714,482
2022 $69,243,626,029 $301,831,228,326
2023 $86,497,941,439 $343,206,568,135
2024 $95,350,423,177 $345,036,675,975

Costa Rica and Czech Republic economies compared

GDP per capita
Costa Rica

Czech Republic
Year GDP per capita
Costa Rica Czech Republic
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 $3,969
1991 $2,253 $2,917
1992 $2,612 $3,397
1993 $2,840 $3,984
1994 $3,040 $4,663
1995 $3,275 $5,865
1996 $3,227 $6,573
1997 $3,408 $6,069
1998 $3,617 $6,527
1999 $3,691 $6,378
2000 $3,813 $6,063
2001 $3,985 $6,669
2002 $4,068 $8,101
2003 $4,173 $9,852
2004 $4,431 $11,783
2005 $4,703 $13,442
2006 $5,257 $15,259
2007 $6,138 $18,453
2008 $6,937 $22,775
2009 $6,833 $19,817
2010 $8,266 $20,160
2011 $9,276 $22,049
2012 $10,127 $20,014
2013 $10,803 $20,260
2014 $10,911 $20,038
2015 $11,715 $17,932
2016 $12,091 $18,754
2017 $12,317 $20,913
2018 $12,590 $23,706
2019 $12,885 $24,063
2020 $12,394 $23,473
2021 $12,838 $27,696
2022 $13,626 $28,282
2023 $16,942 $31,591
2024 $18,587 $31,707

Costa Rica vs. Czech Republic life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Costa Rica

Czech Republic
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Czech Republic
1950 57.5 64.4
1951 57.8 65.3
1952 58.1 66.9
1953 59.1 67.6
1954 59.9 68.1
1955 60.5 69
1956 61.2 69.4
1957 61.6 69
1958 62.3 70
1959 62.9 69.9
1960 63.5 70.5
1961 63.9 70.6
1962 64.2 69.9
1963 64.3 70.4
1964 64.5 70.6
1965 64.8 70.3
1966 65.1 70.5
1967 65.6 70.3
1968 65.8 69.9
1969 66.4 69.4
1970 66.8 69.5
1971 67.4 69.7
1972 68 70.2
1973 68.7 70.1
1974 69.4 70.2
1975 70.3 70.5
1976 70.9 70.6
1977 71.5 70.6
1978 72 70.7
1979 72.5 70.8
1980 73 70.3
1981 73.4 70.8
1982 73.9 70.9
1983 74.2 70.6
1984 74.6 70.9
1985 74.8 71.1
1986 74.9 71.1
1987 75.2 71.5
1988 75.5 71.7
1989 75.9 71.8
1990 76.1 71.4
1991 76.2 72
1992 76.4 72.3
1993 76.3 72.9
1994 76.3 73.1
1995 76.4 73.2
1996 76.4 73.8
1997 76.6 73.9
1998 76.9 74.6
1999 77.1 74.7
2000 77.3 75
2001 77.6 75.3
2002 77.9 75.4
2003 78.2 75.4
2004 78.5 75.9
2005 78.9 76.2
2006 79 76.7
2007 79.1 76.9
2008 79.2 77.2
2009 79.4 77.3
2010 79.4 77.6
2011 79.6 77.8
2012 79.9 78
2013 80.2 78.2
2014 80.2 78.7
2015 80.4 78.6
2016 80 79
2017 80 78.9
2018 80.1 79
2019 80.3 79.2
2020 79.7 78.2
2021 78.1 77.2
2022 79.3 79.2
2023 80.8 79.8
2024 81 80
2025 81.2 80.1

Costa Rica and Czech Republic population clocks and comparison

Population
Costa Rica

Czech Republic
Year Population
Costa Rica Czech Republic
1960 1,327,496 9,602,006
1961 1,377,920 9,586,651
1962 1,429,445 9,624,660
1963 1,481,604 9,670,685
1964 1,533,960 9,727,804
1965 1,586,208 9,779,358
1966 1,638,116 9,821,040
1967 1,689,523 9,852,899
1968 1,739,731 9,876,346
1969 1,789,276 9,896,580
1970 1,838,949 9,858,071
1971 1,888,539 9,826,815
1972 1,938,248 9,867,632
1973 1,988,343 9,922,266
1974 2,039,643 9,988,459
1975 2,092,719 10,058,620
1976 2,147,774 10,125,939
1977 2,205,025 10,186,755
1978 2,264,510 10,242,098
1979 2,326,490 10,292,341
1980 2,390,633 10,304,193
1981 2,456,637 10,300,591
1982 2,524,806 10,314,826
1983 2,595,153 10,323,856
1984 2,667,595 10,330,213
1985 2,741,894 10,337,118
1986 2,817,216 10,342,227
1987 2,892,699 10,347,318
1988 2,968,103 10,355,276
1989 3,043,827 10,361,068
1990 3,121,706 10,333,355
1991 3,202,176 10,308,578
1992 3,284,258 10,319,123
1993 3,367,434 10,329,855
1994 3,451,122 10,333,587
1995 3,535,176 10,327,253
1996 3,619,013 10,315,241
1997 3,701,711 10,304,131
1998 3,782,838 10,294,373
1999 3,862,101 10,283,860
2000 3,937,739 10,255,063
2001 4,008,947 10,216,605
2002 4,075,705 10,196,916
2003 4,138,784 10,193,998
2004 4,200,078 10,197,101
2005 4,261,240 10,211,216
2006 4,321,340 10,238,905
2007 4,380,248 10,298,828
2008 4,440,056 10,384,603
2009 4,499,791 10,443,936
2010 4,555,962 10,474,410
2011 4,609,833 10,496,088
2012 4,663,934 10,510,785
2013 4,716,147 10,514,272
2014 4,767,119 10,525,347
2015 4,818,038 10,546,059
2016 4,866,998 10,566,332
2017 4,913,177 10,594,438
2018 4,957,818 10,629,928
2019 4,999,553 10,671,870
2020 5,034,320 10,697,858
2021 5,059,988 10,505,772
2022 5,081,765 10,672,118
2023 5,105,525 10,864,042
2024 5,129,910 10,882,164

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Czech Republic

Fertility rate
Costa Rica

Czech Republic
Year Fertility rate
Costa Rica Czech Republic
1960 6.71 2.09
1961 6.65 2.11
1962 6.54 2.12
1963 6.39 2.31
1964 6.19 2.34
1965 5.96 2.18
1966 5.7 2.02
1967 5.42 1.91
1968 5.03 1.84
1969 4.84 1.87
1970 4.59 1.92
1971 4.36 2
1972 4.16 2.09
1973 3.99 2.31
1974 3.89 2.46
1975 3.8 2.43
1976 3.75 2.39
1977 3.7 2.34
1978 3.66 2.33
1979 3.65 2.27
1980 3.58 2.08
1981 3.56 2
1982 3.54 2
1983 3.53 1.97
1984 3.52 1.97
1985 3.51 1.95
1986 3.45 1.92
1987 3.38 1.91
1988 3.31 1.94
1989 3.24 1.87
1990 3.17 1.9
1991 3.08 1.86
1992 3 1.71
1993 2.93 1.67
1994 2.86 1.44
1995 2.78 1.28
1996 2.68 1.18
1997 2.59 1.17
1998 2.53 1.16
1999 2.48 1.13
2000 2.41 1.15
2001 2.31 1.15
2002 2.16 1.17
2003 2.08 1.18
2004 2.03 1.23
2005 2.04 1.29
2006 1.94 1.34
2007 1.95 1.45
2008 1.98 1.51
2009 1.95 1.51
2010 1.83 1.51
2011 1.88 1.43
2012 1.85 1.45
2013 1.78 1.46
2014 1.8 1.53
2015 1.8 1.57
2016 1.75 1.63
2017 1.71 1.69
2018 1.71 1.71
2019 1.6 1.71
2020 1.45 1.74
2021 1.35 1.83
2022 1.34 1.64
2023 1.33 1.45

Costa Rica and Czech Republic demographics compared

Median age
Costa Rica

Czech Republic
Year Median age, years
Costa Rica Czech Republic
1960 16.8 33.1
1961 16.8 33.3
1962 16.7 33.5
1963 16.7 33.6
1964 16.7 33.6
1965 16.7 33.7
1966 16.8 33.7
1967 16.9 33.8
1968 17.1 33.8
1969 17.3 33.7
1970 17.6 33.6
1971 17.8 33.4
1972 18.1 33.3
1973 18.4 33.1
1974 18.6 32.9
1975 18.9 32.8
1976 19.2 32.7
1977 19.5 32.8
1978 19.7 32.8
1979 20 32.9
1980 20.3 33
1981 20.6 33.1
1982 20.9 33.4
1983 21.2 33.6
1984 21.4 33.9
1985 21.6 34.1
1986 21.8 34.3
1987 22.1 34.6
1988 22.3 34.8
1989 22.5 35
1990 22.7 35.2
1991 22.9 35.4
1992 23.2 35.6
1993 23.4 35.8
1994 23.6 36
1995 23.9 36.1
1996 24.1 36.4
1997 24.4 36.7
1998 24.7 37
1999 24.9 37.3
2000 25.2 37.6
2001 25.5 37.8
2002 25.9 38
2003 26.3 38.2
2004 26.7 38.5
2005 27 38.7
2006 27.4 39
2007 27.8 39.2
2008 28.2 39.4
2009 28.6 39.5
2010 29 39.7
2011 29.4 39.9
2012 29.8 40.3
2013 30.3 40.7
2014 30.7 41.1
2015 31.2 41.5
2016 31.7 41.9
2017 32.1 42.2
2018 32.6 42.5
2019 33 42.9
2020 33.5 43.2
2021 34 43.5
2022 34.5 43.5
2023 35.1 43.6
2024 35.6 44.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Costa Rica Czech Republic
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$317B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
43.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.25%
2021
4.3%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.52%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
27,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.94%
2024
2.6%
2024
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
59.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.7%
2024
30.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.6
2025
72.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.2%
2024
21.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2024
3.8%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
11
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
9
2022
25
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.23B
2022
$34.6B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$146B
2024
Personal remittances received
$725M
2024
$4.25B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,146,500
2020
37,202,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.41%
2020
2.28%
2020
Banked people share
71.4%
2024
92.3%
2024

Energy

Costa Rica Czech Republic
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,025 kg
2023
3,509 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.4
2023
$15.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.57 megatons
2023
90.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.68 tons
2023
8.33 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.6%
2023
67.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
34.2%
2021
17.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
37.7%
2023
22.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
60.4%
2023
42%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,206 kWh
2023
5,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
99.4%
2021
14%
2021
Hydroelectric share
69.3%
2023
4.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
39.5%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Costa Rica Czech Republic
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+967
2024
-86,169
2024
Urban population
83.2%
2024
74.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65
2025
79.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2024
56
2024
Higher education index
73
2025
90
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.7
2023
0.77
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.8
2019
5.9
2019
Visa free countries
144
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
98%
2021
99%
2011
English speaking
8.15%
2023
50.7%
2023
People using the Internet
85.4%
2023
87.7%
2024

Health

Costa Rica Czech Republic
Government health expenditure per capita
$979
2022
$2,609
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$219.6
2022
$367
2023
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
80.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0%
2020
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.64
2022
4.25
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.9 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
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
32.3%
2022
26.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
7.6%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
64
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
29.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.4 liters
2020
12 liters
2020

Territory

Costa Rica Czech Republic
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
3,843 sq mi
2024
2,738 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,534 sq mi
2025
13,646 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,907 sq mi
2025
10,357 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,129 mi
2017
34,638 mi
2018

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