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Costa Rica vs Djibouti statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 1.17M in Djibouti (ranked 158/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 8,950 sq mi for Djibouti (ranked 126th vs. 147th).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496).

Main facts and rankings

Costa Rica Djibouti
Population
5170484
1196428
Population rank 126/197 158/197
GDP
$95.4B
2024
$4.09B
2024
GDP rank 72/197 165/197
GDP per capita
$18,587
2024
$3,496
2024
GDP per capita rank 62/197 134/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,063
2024
$7,776
2024
Government debt
$57B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
31.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,106
2024
$1,163
2024
Government debt per person rank 51/185 138/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,322
2025
$2,788
2025
Land area
19,714 sq mi
2025
8,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.33
2023
2.61
2023
Median age
35.6 years
2024
25.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Costa Rica and Djibouti: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Djibouti economies compared

GDP
Costa Rica

Djibouti
Year GDP
Costa Rica Djibouti
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 $340,989,528
1986 $4,418,983,871 -
1987 $4,532,952,047 $373,371,738
1988 $4,614,629,898 $395,794,539
1989 $5,251,025,767 $409,220,087
1990 $5,711,687,787 $452,328,087
1991 $7,215,725,487 $462,421,999
1992 $8,579,754,758 $478,058,305
1993 $9,564,815,975 $466,048,469
1994 $10,489,903,725 $491,689,221
1995 $11,578,594,260 $497,723,961
1996 $11,678,424,507 $494,004,648
1997 $12,614,602,382 $502,675,542
1998 $13,684,255,947 $514,267,869
1999 $14,254,866,285 $536,080,148
2000 $15,013,629,662 $551,230,862
2001 $15,976,174,337 $572,417,441
2002 $16,578,820,687 $591,122,040
2003 $17,271,760,507 $622,044,666
2004 $18,610,594,846 $666,072,102
2005 $20,040,642,477 $708,633,195
2006 $22,715,540,324 $768,873,684
2007 $26,884,700,709 $847,918,929
2008 $30,801,745,700 $999,105,339
2009 $30,745,714,313 $1,049,110,685
2010 $37,658,616,952 $1,128,611,700
2011 $42,762,613,699 $1,239,144,502
2012 $47,231,655,432 $1,353,632,942
2013 $50,949,668,842 $2,044,440,443
2014 $52,016,408,854 $2,220,637,966
2015 $56,441,920,821 $2,424,391,785
2016 $58,847,019,610 $2,604,955,229
2017 $60,516,044,657 $2,762,581,334
2018 $62,420,164,992 $2,913,464,658
2019 $64,417,670,521 $3,088,851,450
2020 $62,395,610,760 $3,144,136,197
2021 $64,960,725,734 $3,392,796,953
2022 $69,243,626,029 $3,562,814,909
2023 $86,497,941,439 $3,917,150,481
2024 $95,350,423,177 $4,086,402,719

Costa Rica and Djibouti economies compared

GDP per capita
Costa Rica

Djibouti
Year GDP per capita
Costa Rica Djibouti
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 $847
1986 $1,569 $800
1987 $1,567 $822
1988 $1,555 $817
1989 $1,725 $782
1990 $1,830 $780
1991 $2,253 $733
1992 $2,612 $764
1993 $2,840 $759
1994 $3,040 $785
1995 $3,275 $786
1996 $3,227 $762
1997 $3,408 $748
1998 $3,617 $735
1999 $3,691 $740
2000 $3,813 $738
2001 $3,985 $742
2002 $4,068 $743
2003 $4,173 $765
2004 $4,431 $806
2005 $4,703 $844
2006 $5,257 $898
2007 $6,138 $970
2008 $6,937 $1,119
2009 $6,833 $1,151
2010 $8,266 $1,213
2011 $9,276 $1,306
2012 $10,127 $1,400
2013 $10,803 $2,076
2014 $10,911 $2,215
2015 $11,715 $2,376
2016 $12,091 $2,510
2017 $12,317 $2,619
2018 $12,590 $2,718
2019 $12,885 $2,837
2020 $12,394 $2,845
2021 $12,838 $3,026
2022 $13,626 $3,133
2023 $16,942 $3,398
2024 $18,587 $3,496

Costa Rica vs. Djibouti life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Costa Rica

Djibouti
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Djibouti
1950 57.5 40.7
1951 57.8 41
1952 58.1 41.2
1953 59.1 41.5
1954 59.9 41.8
1955 60.5 42
1956 61.2 42.3
1957 61.6 42.6
1958 62.3 42.8
1959 62.9 43.1
1960 63.5 43.4
1961 63.9 43.8
1962 64.2 44.1
1963 64.3 44.4
1964 64.5 44.8
1965 64.8 45.2
1966 65.1 45.6
1967 65.6 46.1
1968 65.8 46.6
1969 66.4 47.1
1970 66.8 47.5
1971 67.4 47.3
1972 68 48.5
1973 68.7 49.1
1974 69.4 49.5
1975 70.3 49.9
1976 70.9 50.3
1977 71.5 50.8
1978 72 51.2
1979 72.5 51.6
1980 73 52
1981 73.4 52.4
1982 73.9 52.9
1983 74.2 53.3
1984 74.6 53.7
1985 74.8 54.1
1986 74.9 54.5
1987 75.2 54.8
1988 75.5 55.1
1989 75.9 55.4
1990 76.1 55.5
1991 76.2 55.2
1992 76.4 54.4
1993 76.3 55.7
1994 76.3 55.6
1995 76.4 56.2
1996 76.4 56.3
1997 76.6 56.2
1998 76.9 56.4
1999 77.1 56.6
2000 77.3 56.7
2001 77.6 57.5
2002 77.9 57.8
2003 78.2 58
2004 78.5 58.1
2005 78.9 58.5
2006 79 59
2007 79.1 59.4
2008 79.2 59.8
2009 79.4 60.4
2010 79.4 60.7
2011 79.6 61.3
2012 79.9 61.7
2013 80.2 62.1
2014 80.2 62.4
2015 80.4 62.8
2016 80 63.3
2017 80 63.7
2018 80.1 64.1
2019 80.3 64.4
2020 79.7 64.2
2021 78.1 63.8
2022 79.3 65.5
2023 80.8 66
2024 81 66.2
2025 81.2 66.4

Costa Rica and Djibouti population clocks and comparison

Population
Costa Rica

Djibouti
Year Population
Costa Rica Djibouti
1960 1,327,496 86,024
1961 1,377,920 89,390
1962 1,429,445 93,283
1963 1,481,604 97,872
1964 1,533,960 103,198
1965 1,586,208 109,092
1966 1,638,116 115,269
1967 1,689,523 121,649
1968 1,739,731 128,250
1969 1,789,276 136,078
1970 1,838,949 145,175
1971 1,888,539 155,136
1972 1,938,248 166,256
1973 1,988,343 178,449
1974 2,039,643 192,613
1975 2,092,719 209,908
1976 2,147,774 230,737
1977 2,205,025 254,613
1978 2,264,510 280,031
1979 2,326,490 304,513
1980 2,390,633 325,815
1981 2,456,637 343,047
1982 2,524,806 356,880
1983 2,595,153 369,553
1984 2,667,595 384,053
1985 2,741,894 402,687
1986 2,817,216 426,341
1987 2,892,699 454,399
1988 2,968,103 484,523
1989 3,043,827 523,355
1990 3,121,706 579,538
1991 3,202,176 631,092
1992 3,284,258 626,010
1993 3,367,434 614,245
1994 3,451,122 626,710
1995 3,535,176 633,074
1996 3,619,013 648,348
1997 3,701,711 671,817
1998 3,782,838 699,352
1999 3,862,101 724,218
2000 3,937,739 747,318
2001 4,008,947 771,313
2002 4,075,705 795,574
2003 4,138,784 813,519
2004 4,200,078 826,124
2005 4,261,240 839,167
2006 4,321,340 855,764
2007 4,380,248 874,528
2008 4,440,056 892,734
2009 4,499,791 911,527
2010 4,555,962 930,251
2011 4,609,833 948,558
2012 4,663,934 966,747
2013 4,716,147 984,824
2014 4,767,119 1,002,717
2015 4,818,038 1,020,313
2016 4,866,998 1,037,653
2017 4,913,177 1,054,841
2018 4,957,818 1,071,882
2019 4,999,553 1,088,709
2020 5,034,320 1,105,188
2021 5,059,988 1,121,248
2022 5,081,765 1,137,096
2023 5,105,525 1,152,944
2024 5,129,910 1,168,722

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Djibouti

Fertility rate
Costa Rica

Djibouti
Year Fertility rate
Costa Rica Djibouti
1960 6.71 6.85
1961 6.65 6.85
1962 6.54 6.85
1963 6.39 6.86
1964 6.19 6.87
1965 5.96 6.86
1966 5.7 6.88
1967 5.42 6.87
1968 5.03 6.88
1969 4.84 6.88
1970 4.59 6.88
1971 4.36 6.88
1972 4.16 6.85
1973 3.99 6.82
1974 3.89 6.78
1975 3.8 6.74
1976 3.75 6.69
1977 3.7 6.64
1978 3.66 6.59
1979 3.65 6.52
1980 3.58 6.46
1981 3.56 6.4
1982 3.54 6.34
1983 3.53 6.3
1984 3.52 6.25
1985 3.51 6.19
1986 3.45 6.14
1987 3.38 6.09
1988 3.31 6.03
1989 3.24 5.97
1990 3.17 5.93
1991 3.08 5.86
1992 3 5.75
1993 2.93 5.64
1994 2.86 5.51
1995 2.78 5.33
1996 2.68 5.15
1997 2.59 4.97
1998 2.53 4.8
1999 2.48 4.69
2000 2.41 4.6
2001 2.31 4.52
2002 2.16 4.41
2003 2.08 4.3
2004 2.03 4.16
2005 2.04 4.04
2006 1.94 3.9
2007 1.95 3.76
2008 1.98 3.62
2009 1.95 3.52
2010 1.83 3.43
2011 1.88 3.34
2012 1.85 3.26
2013 1.78 3.19
2014 1.8 3.12
2015 1.8 3.04
2016 1.75 2.97
2017 1.71 2.92
2018 1.71 2.86
2019 1.6 2.8
2020 1.45 2.75
2021 1.35 2.7
2022 1.34 2.65
2023 1.33 2.61

Costa Rica and Djibouti demographics compared

Median age
Costa Rica

Djibouti
Year Median age, years
Costa Rica Djibouti
1960 16.8 17.7
1961 16.8 17.7
1962 16.7 17.8
1963 16.7 17.9
1964 16.7 17.9
1965 16.7 17.9
1966 16.8 17.9
1967 16.9 17.9
1968 17.1 17.9
1969 17.3 17.8
1970 17.6 17.8
1971 17.8 17.7
1972 18.1 17.6
1973 18.4 17.5
1974 18.6 17.4
1975 18.9 17.3
1976 19.2 17.3
1977 19.5 17.2
1978 19.7 17.2
1979 20 17.2
1980 20.3 17.2
1981 20.6 17.2
1982 20.9 17.3
1983 21.2 17.3
1984 21.4 17.4
1985 21.6 17.4
1986 21.8 17.5
1987 22.1 17.6
1988 22.3 17.7
1989 22.5 17.8
1990 22.7 17.9
1991 22.9 18
1992 23.2 18.1
1993 23.4 18.2
1994 23.6 18.3
1995 23.9 18.4
1996 24.1 18.6
1997 24.4 18.9
1998 24.7 19.3
1999 24.9 19.6
2000 25.2 19.9
2001 25.5 20.2
2002 25.9 20.4
2003 26.3 20.6
2004 26.7 20.6
2005 27 20.7
2006 27.4 20.9
2007 27.8 21.1
2008 28.2 21.3
2009 28.6 21.6
2010 29 21.8
2011 29.4 22
2012 29.8 22.3
2013 30.3 22.5
2014 30.7 22.8
2015 31.2 23.1
2016 31.7 23.4
2017 32.1 23.6
2018 32.6 23.9
2019 33 24.2
2020 33.5 24.5
2021 34 24.8
2022 34.5 25.1
2023 35.1 25.4
2024 35.6 25.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Costa Rica Djibouti
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$4.14B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
21.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.25%
2021
3.75%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.63%
2008
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.94%
2024
40%
2017
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
75.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.7%
2024
15.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.6
2025
55.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.2%
2024
32.3%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2024
1.9%
2017
Listed domestic companies
9
2022
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.23B
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$349M
2024
Personal remittances received
$725M
2024
$56M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,146,500
2020
63,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports
7.41%
2020
1.25%
2018
Banked people share
71.4%
2024
12.3%
2011

Energy

Costa Rica Djibouti
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,025 kg
2023
163.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.4
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.57 megatons
2023
0.75 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.68 tons
2023
0.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.6%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
34.2%
2021
26.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
37.7%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
60.4%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,206 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
99.4%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
69.3%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
65.2%
2023

Society

Costa Rica Djibouti
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+967
2024
-11
2024
Urban population
83.2%
2024
78.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65
2025
24.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
73
2025
6
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.7
2023
6.48
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.8
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
144
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
98%
2021
67.9%
2003
English speaking
8.15%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
85.4%
2023
65%
2023

Health

Costa Rica Djibouti
Government health expenditure per capita
$979
2022
$81.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$219.6
2022
$25.4
2022
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
25.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.64
2022
0.2
2014
Maternal mortality per 100K births
24
2023
162
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.5
2023
50.4
2023
Obesity rate
32.3%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
6.5%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
44
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.4 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

Costa Rica Djibouti
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,843 sq mi
2024
7,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,534 sq mi
2025
6,579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,907 sq mi
2025
23.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,129 mi
2017
1,798 mi
2013

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