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Costa Rica vs Dominica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 66.2K in Dominica (ranked 188/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 289.6 sq mi for Dominica (ranked 126th vs. 175th).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405).

Main facts and rankings

Costa Rica Dominica
Population
5170484
65870
Population rank 126/197 188/197
GDP
$95.4B
2024
$689M
2024
GDP rank 72/197 190/197
GDP per capita
$18,587
2024
$10,405
2024
GDP per capita rank 62/197 84/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,063
2024
$21,301
2024
Government debt
$57B
2024
$719M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
100.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,106
2024
$10,858
2024
Government debt per person rank 51/185 53/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,322
2025
$6,142
2025
Land area
19,714 sq mi
2025
289.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.33
2023
1.48
2023
Median age
35.6 years
2024
37 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Costa Rica and Dominica: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Dominica economies compared

GDP
Costa Rica

Dominica
Year GDP
Costa Rica Dominica
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 $45,872,947
1978 $3,523,208,810 $57,130,216
1979 $4,035,519,323 $55,017,759
1980 $4,831,447,001 $72,804,653
1981 $2,623,803,096 $82,107,391
1982 $2,606,623,555 $89,527,577
1983 $3,146,772,631 $98,665,191
1984 $3,660,477,856 $109,157,071
1985 $3,919,203,960 $119,491,933
1986 $4,418,983,871 $135,161,959
1987 $4,532,952,047 $151,868,754
1988 $4,614,629,898 $171,106,184
1989 $5,251,025,767 $185,137,243
1990 $5,711,687,787 $201,429,630
1991 $7,215,725,487 $219,762,963
1992 $8,579,754,758 $234,059,259
1993 $9,564,815,975 $245,525,926
1994 $10,489,903,725 $264,374,074
1995 $11,578,594,260 $274,522,222
1996 $11,678,424,507 $292,285,185
1997 $12,614,602,382 $302,988,889
1998 $13,684,255,947 $322,411,111
1999 $14,254,866,285 $331,759,259
2000 $15,013,629,662 $333,470,370
2001 $15,976,174,337 $377,462,963
2002 $16,578,820,687 $375,200,000
2003 $17,271,760,507 $373,318,519
2004 $18,610,594,846 $396,711,111
2005 $20,040,642,477 $391,455,556
2006 $22,715,540,324 $416,674,074
2007 $26,884,700,709 $444,685,185
2008 $30,801,745,700 $480,003,704
2009 $30,745,714,313 $515,618,519
2010 $37,658,616,952 $519,859,259
2011 $42,762,613,699 $532,081,481
2012 $47,231,655,432 $520,355,556
2013 $50,949,668,842 $545,325,926
2014 $52,016,408,854 $572,255,556
2015 $56,441,920,821 $583,177,778
2016 $58,847,019,610 $612,711,111
2017 $60,516,044,657 $563,355,556
2018 $62,420,164,992 $628,244,444
2019 $64,417,670,521 $644,259,259
2020 $62,395,610,760 $528,944,444
2021 $64,960,725,734 $562,911,111
2022 $69,243,626,029 $623,062,963
2023 $86,497,941,439 $659,311,111
2024 $95,350,423,177 $688,881,481

Costa Rica and Dominica economies compared

GDP per capita
Costa Rica

Dominica
Year GDP per capita
Costa Rica Dominica
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 $634
1978 $1,556 $786
1979 $1,735 $754
1980 $2,021 $996
1981 $1,068 $1,125
1982 $1,032 $1,232
1983 $1,213 $1,363
1984 $1,372 $1,515
1985 $1,429 $1,666
1986 $1,569 $1,893
1987 $1,567 $2,138
1988 $1,555 $2,423
1989 $1,725 $2,639
1990 $1,830 $2,893
1991 $2,253 $3,171
1992 $2,612 $3,376
1993 $2,840 $3,536
1994 $3,040 $3,805
1995 $3,275 $3,952
1996 $3,227 $4,211
1997 $3,408 $4,372
1998 $3,617 $4,664
1999 $3,691 $4,817
2000 $3,813 $4,867
2001 $3,985 $5,528
2002 $4,068 $5,488
2003 $4,173 $5,447
2004 $4,431 $5,779
2005 $4,703 $5,695
2006 $5,257 $6,056
2007 $6,138 $6,459
2008 $6,937 $6,971
2009 $6,833 $7,487
2010 $8,266 $7,550
2011 $9,276 $7,705
2012 $10,127 $7,529
2013 $10,803 $7,822
2014 $10,911 $8,132
2015 $11,715 $8,283
2016 $12,091 $8,803
2017 $12,317 $8,225
2018 $12,590 $9,215
2019 $12,885 $9,491
2020 $12,394 $7,828
2021 $12,838 $8,376
2022 $13,626 $9,324
2023 $16,942 $9,913
2024 $18,587 $10,405

Costa Rica vs. Dominica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Costa Rica

Dominica
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Dominica
1950 57.5 44.5
1951 57.8 46.3
1952 58.1 48.2
1953 59.1 50
1954 59.9 51.7
1955 60.5 53.4
1956 61.2 55
1957 61.6 56.5
1958 62.3 57.9
1959 62.9 59.1
1960 63.5 60.1
1961 63.9 61
1962 64.2 61.9
1963 64.3 62.6
1964 64.5 63.3
1965 64.8 63.9
1966 65.1 64.5
1967 65.6 64.9
1968 65.8 65.3
1969 66.4 65.7
1970 66.8 66.2
1971 67.4 66.8
1972 68 67.5
1973 68.7 68.1
1974 69.4 68.6
1975 70.3 69.1
1976 70.9 69.4
1977 71.5 69.7
1978 72 70.1
1979 72.5 69.2
1980 73 71
1981 73.4 71.5
1982 73.9 71.7
1983 74.2 72
1984 74.6 71.9
1985 74.8 71.9
1986 74.9 71.7
1987 75.2 71.4
1988 75.5 71
1989 75.9 70.7
1990 76.1 70.5
1991 76.2 70.4
1992 76.4 70.5
1993 76.3 70.6
1994 76.3 70.8
1995 76.4 70.8
1996 76.4 71
1997 76.6 71.2
1998 76.9 71.4
1999 77.1 71.5
2000 77.3 71.7
2001 77.6 71.9
2002 77.9 71.9
2003 78.2 71.9
2004 78.5 72
2005 78.9 72
2006 79 72
2007 79.1 71.9
2008 79.2 71.9
2009 79.4 71.8
2010 79.4 71.7
2011 79.6 71.5
2012 79.9 71.4
2013 80.2 71.2
2014 80.2 71.2
2015 80.4 70
2016 80 71.2
2017 80 68.6
2018 80.1 71.4
2019 80.3 71.3
2020 79.7 71.3
2021 78.1 69.8
2022 79.3 71.1
2023 80.8 71.1
2024 81 71.3
2025 81.2 71.5

Costa Rica and Dominica population clocks and comparison

Population
Costa Rica

Dominica
Year Population
Costa Rica Dominica
1960 1,327,496 59,372
1961 1,377,920 60,209
1962 1,429,445 60,948
1963 1,481,604 61,739
1964 1,533,960 62,587
1965 1,586,208 63,505
1966 1,638,116 64,507
1967 1,689,523 65,585
1968 1,739,731 66,732
1969 1,789,276 67,934
1970 1,838,949 68,908
1971 1,888,539 69,532
1972 1,938,248 70,060
1973 1,988,343 70,585
1974 2,039,643 71,091
1975 2,092,719 71,570
1976 2,147,774 72,017
1977 2,205,025 72,406
1978 2,264,510 72,724
1979 2,326,490 72,959
1980 2,390,633 73,083
1981 2,456,637 72,986
1982 2,524,806 72,688
1983 2,595,153 72,365
1984 2,667,595 72,056
1985 2,741,894 71,744
1986 2,817,216 71,406
1987 2,892,699 71,023
1988 2,968,103 70,608
1989 3,043,827 70,153
1990 3,121,706 69,627
1991 3,202,176 69,296
1992 3,284,258 69,325
1993 3,367,434 69,433
1994 3,451,122 69,477
1995 3,535,176 69,469
1996 3,619,013 69,410
1997 3,701,711 69,299
1998 3,782,838 69,124
1999 3,862,101 68,870
2000 3,937,739 68,511
2001 4,008,947 68,288
2002 4,075,705 68,367
2003 4,138,784 68,531
2004 4,200,078 68,649
2005 4,261,240 68,734
2006 4,321,340 68,806
2007 4,380,248 68,847
2008 4,440,056 68,854
2009 4,499,791 68,864
2010 4,555,962 68,859
2011 4,609,833 69,053
2012 4,663,934 69,118
2013 4,716,147 69,715
2014 4,767,119 70,373
2015 4,818,038 70,410
2016 4,866,998 69,606
2017 4,913,177 68,496
2018 4,957,818 68,174
2019 4,999,553 67,880
2020 5,034,320 67,573
2021 5,059,988 67,202
2022 5,081,765 66,826
2023 5,105,525 66,510
2024 5,129,910 66,205

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Dominica

Fertility rate
Costa Rica

Dominica
Year Fertility rate
Costa Rica Dominica
1960 6.71 6.18
1961 6.65 6.16
1962 6.54 6.12
1963 6.39 6.08
1964 6.19 6.03
1965 5.96 5.95
1966 5.7 5.86
1967 5.42 5.74
1968 5.03 5.59
1969 4.84 5.41
1970 4.59 5.22
1971 4.36 4.99
1972 4.16 4.67
1973 3.99 4.28
1974 3.89 3.84
1975 3.8 3.46
1976 3.75 3.19
1977 3.7 3.02
1978 3.66 2.96
1979 3.65 2.96
1980 3.58 3.04
1981 3.56 3.11
1982 3.54 3.17
1983 3.53 3.18
1984 3.52 3.15
1985 3.51 3.12
1986 3.45 3.08
1987 3.38 3.06
1988 3.31 3.06
1989 3.24 3.06
1990 3.17 3.09
1991 3.08 3.15
1992 3 3.18
1993 2.93 3.2
1994 2.86 2.96
1995 2.78 2.71
1996 2.68 2.55
1997 2.59 2.41
1998 2.53 2.32
1999 2.48 2.46
2000 2.41 2.35
2001 2.31 2.4
2002 2.16 2.16
2003 2.08 2.08
2004 2.03 2.02
2005 2.04 2
2006 1.94 2.07
2007 1.95 2.02
2008 1.98 1.97
2009 1.95 1.92
2010 1.83 1.89
2011 1.88 1.86
2012 1.85 1.83
2013 1.78 1.78
2014 1.8 1.71
2015 1.8 1.65
2016 1.75 1.58
2017 1.71 1.54
2018 1.71 1.52
2019 1.6 1.5
2020 1.45 1.5
2021 1.35 1.48
2022 1.34 1.48
2023 1.33 1.48

Costa Rica and Dominica demographics compared

Median age
Costa Rica

Dominica
Year Median age, years
Costa Rica Dominica
1960 16.8 18
1961 16.8 17.8
1962 16.7 17.6
1963 16.7 17.4
1964 16.7 17.2
1965 16.7 16.9
1966 16.8 16.6
1967 16.9 16.3
1968 17.1 16
1969 17.3 15.7
1970 17.6 15.7
1971 17.8 15.9
1972 18.1 16.3
1973 18.4 16.6
1974 18.6 16.9
1975 18.9 17.2
1976 19.2 17.5
1977 19.5 17.8
1978 19.7 18.1
1979 20 18.4
1980 20.3 18.7
1981 20.6 19.1
1982 20.9 19.6
1983 21.2 20
1984 21.4 20.6
1985 21.6 21.1
1986 21.8 21.6
1987 22.1 22
1988 22.3 22.3
1989 22.5 22.6
1990 22.7 22.9
1991 22.9 23.2
1992 23.2 23.6
1993 23.4 24
1994 23.6 24.5
1995 23.9 25
1996 24.1 25.6
1997 24.4 26.1
1998 24.7 26.6
1999 24.9 27.1
2000 25.2 27.6
2001 25.5 28
2002 25.9 28.4
2003 26.3 28.8
2004 26.7 29.2
2005 27 29.6
2006 27.4 30
2007 27.8 30.3
2008 28.2 30.6
2009 28.6 31
2010 29 31.5
2011 29.4 31.6
2012 29.8 31.8
2013 30.3 31.4
2014 30.7 31.2
2015 31.2 31.6
2016 31.7 32.8
2017 32.1 34.1
2018 32.6 34.5
2019 33 35
2020 33.5 35.5
2021 34 35.9
2022 34.5 36.3
2023 35.1 36.6
2024 35.6 37

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Costa Rica Dominica
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$676M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
52.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.25%
2021
5.39%
2024
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.94%
2024
11%
2001
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
56.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.7%
2024
13.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.6
2025
55.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.2%
2024
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2024
n/a
Listed domestic companies
9
2022
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.23B
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$156M
2024
Personal remittances received
$725M
2024
$38.6M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,146,500
2020
140,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.41%
2020
75.1%
2018
Banked people share
71.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Costa Rica Dominica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,025 kg
2023
625 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.4
2023
$15.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.57 megatons
2023
0.08 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.68 tons
2023
1.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.6%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
34.2%
2021
8.9%
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
20.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
69.3%
2023
19.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Costa Rica Dominica
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.0008%
2024
Annual migration change
+967
2024
-200
2024
Urban population
83.2%
2024
72.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.91 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65
2025
45.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2024
60
2024
Higher education index
73
2025
30
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.7
2023
26.1
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.8
2019
10.9
2016
Visa free countries
144
2025
136
2025
Adult literacy rate
98%
2021
94%
2003
English speaking
8.15%
2023
94%
2023
People using the Internet
85.4%
2023
83.8%
2023

Health

Costa Rica Dominica
Government health expenditure per capita
$979
2022
$574
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$219.6
2022
$157.8
2022
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0.44%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.64
2022
1.12
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
24
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.5
2023
35.5
2023
Obesity rate
32.3%
2022
32.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
12.9%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
77
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.4 liters
2020
5.02 liters
2020

Territory

Costa Rica Dominica
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
3,843 sq mi
2024
4,374 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,534 sq mi
2025
96.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,907 sq mi
2025
184.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,129 mi
2017
940 mi
2018

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