Costa Rica vs Ethiopia statistics compared

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 132M in Ethiopia (ranked 10/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 435,716 sq mi for Ethiopia (ranked 126th vs. 25th).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Ethiopia ranks 62/197 ($127B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Ethiopia ranks 176/197 ($1,011).

Costa Rica and Ethiopia: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Ethiopia economies compared

GDP

Costa Rica

Ethiopia

Table

Year	GDP
	Costa Rica	Ethiopia
1960	$507,513,830	$1,610,511,694
1961	$490,325,182	$1,680,859,514
1962	$479,180,824	$1,747,566,307
1963	$511,902,137	$1,825,058,828
1964	$542,578,367	$1,984,129,186
1965	$592,981,162	$2,159,998,591
1966	$647,305,630	$2,324,466,416
1967	$699,456,619	$2,461,762,003
1968	$773,841,494	$2,619,948,865
1969	$853,630,204	$2,768,987,372
1970	$984,830,158	$3,045,354,455
1971	$1,077,147,538	$3,224,280,835
1972	$1,238,251,696	$3,520,252,938
1973	$1,528,925,846	$4,070,570,550
1974	$1,666,544,754	$4,577,209,966
1975	$1,960,863,466	$4,577,047,854
1976	$2,412,555,426	$4,943,806,093
1977	$3,072,427,013	$5,651,840,585
1978	$3,523,208,810	$6,014,961,435
1979	$4,035,519,323	$6,586,048,398
1980	$4,831,447,001	$7,012,585,454
1981	$2,623,803,096	$7,507,663,567
1982	$2,606,623,555	$7,899,988,841
1983	$3,146,772,631	$8,781,664,427
1984	$3,660,477,856	$8,298,309,581
1985	$3,919,203,960	$9,717,392,687
1986	$4,418,983,871	$10,094,328,898
1987	$4,532,952,047	$10,790,001,558
1988	$4,614,629,898	$11,181,119,718
1989	$5,251,025,767	$11,762,932,007
1990	$5,711,687,787	$12,478,943,895
1991	$7,215,725,487	$13,799,799,324
1992	$8,579,754,758	$10,754,799,037
1993	$9,564,815,975	$9,051,043,870
1994	$10,489,903,725	$7,100,806,754
1995	$11,578,594,260	$7,855,205,207
1996	$11,678,424,507	$8,761,215,548
1997	$12,614,602,382	$8,803,539,988
1998	$13,684,255,947	$8,013,274,132
1999	$14,254,866,285	$7,892,973,532
2000	$15,013,629,662	$8,242,349,618
2001	$15,976,174,337	$8,231,326,016
2002	$16,578,820,687	$7,850,809,498
2003	$17,271,760,507	$8,623,691,300
2004	$18,610,594,846	$10,131,187,261
2005	$20,040,642,477	$12,401,139,454
2006	$22,715,540,324	$15,280,861,835
2007	$26,884,700,709	$19,707,616,773
2008	$30,801,745,700	$27,066,912,635
2009	$30,745,714,313	$32,437,389,116
2010	$37,658,616,952	$29,933,790,334
2011	$42,762,613,699	$31,952,763,089
2012	$47,231,655,432	$43,310,721,414
2013	$50,949,668,842	$47,648,276,605
2014	$52,016,408,854	$55,612,228,234
2015	$56,441,920,821	$64,589,328,551
2016	$58,847,019,610	$74,296,766,562
2017	$60,516,044,657	$81,770,885,148
2018	$62,420,164,992	$84,269,180,857
2019	$64,417,670,521	$95,912,620,248
2020	$62,395,610,760	$107,657,732,424
2021	$64,960,725,734	$111,261,888,669
2022	$69,243,626,029	$126,772,707,851
2023	$86,497,941,439	-
2024	$95,350,423,177	-

Costa Rica and Ethiopia economies compared

GDP per capita

Costa Rica

Ethiopia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Costa Rica	Ethiopia
1960	$382	$75.3
1961	$356	$76.7
1962	$335	$77.8
1963	$346	$79.2
1964	$354	$83.8
1965	$374	$88.9
1966	$395	$93.2
1967	$414	$96.1
1968	$445	$99.5
1969	$477	$102.3
1970	$536	$109.4
1971	$570	$112.7
1972	$639	$119.8
1973	$769	$134.9
1974	$817	$147.9
1975	$937	$144.3
1976	$1,123	$152
1977	$1,393	$170.4
1978	$1,556	$178.3
1979	$1,735	$192.4
1980	$2,021	$203.7
1981	$1,068	$212.7
1982	$1,032	$215.3
1983	$1,213	$232.7
1984	$1,372	$214.2
1985	$1,429	$243.9
1986	$1,569	$246
1987	$1,567	$254.1
1988	$1,555	$253.2
1989	$1,725	$256.4
1990	$1,830	$262.1
1991	$2,253	$277.6
1992	$2,612	$207.4
1993	$2,840	$168.5
1994	$3,040	$127.7
1995	$3,275	$136.5
1996	$3,227	$147.3
1997	$3,408	$143.4
1998	$3,617	$126.5
1999	$3,691	$120.7
2000	$3,813	$122.3
2001	$3,985	$118.5
2002	$4,068	$109.6
2003	$4,173	$116.8
2004	$4,431	$133.2
2005	$4,703	$158.2
2006	$5,257	$189.3
2007	$6,138	$237.1
2008	$6,937	$316
2009	$6,833	$369
2010	$8,266	$331
2011	$9,276	$343
2012	$10,127	$452
2013	$10,803	$484
2014	$10,911	$550
2015	$11,715	$622
2016	$12,091	$696
2017	$12,317	$746
2018	$12,590	$748
2019	$12,885	$829
2020	$12,394	$905
2021	$12,838	$911
2022	$13,626	$1,011
2023	$16,942	-
2024	$18,587	-

Costa Rica vs. Ethiopia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Costa Rica

Ethiopia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Costa Rica	Ethiopia
1950	57.5	35.5
1951	57.8	35.9
1952	58.1	36.2
1953	59.1	36.6
1954	59.9	37
1955	60.5	37.3
1956	61.2	37.8
1957	61.6	32.2
1958	62.3	32.6
1959	62.9	39.2
1960	63.5	39.6
1961	63.9	40.2
1962	64.2	40.5
1963	64.3	41
1964	64.5	41.3
1965	64.8	41.4
1966	65.1	39.3
1967	65.6	41.9
1968	65.8	42.1
1969	66.4	42.1
1970	66.8	42.1
1971	67.4	42.2
1972	68	41
1973	68.7	41.1
1974	69.4	39.1
1975	70.3	38.9
1976	70.9	41.3
1977	71.5	41.4
1978	72	41.5
1979	72.5	42.4
1980	73	42.8
1981	73.4	43.1
1982	73.9	43.4
1983	74.2	36.3
1984	74.6	36.7
1985	74.8	37.7
1986	74.9	38.4
1987	75.2	45.9
1988	75.5	45.7
1989	75.9	45.6
1990	76.1	45.1
1991	76.2	46.7
1992	76.4	47.3
1993	76.3	47.7
1994	76.3	47.9
1995	76.4	48.2
1996	76.4	48.7
1997	76.6	49.2
1998	76.9	49.8
1999	77.1	49.5
2000	77.3	50.9
2001	77.6	51.4
2002	77.9	52.1
2003	78.2	52.9
2004	78.5	53.7
2005	78.9	54.4
2006	79	55.4
2007	79.1	56.6
2008	79.2	57.7
2009	79.4	58.7
2010	79.4	59.7
2011	79.6	60.6
2012	79.9	61.4
2013	80.2	62.2
2014	80.2	62.9
2015	80.4	63.6
2016	80	64.2
2017	80	64.8
2018	80.1	65.3
2019	80.3	65.7
2020	79.7	66
2021	78.1	65.3
2022	79.3	66.9
2023	80.8	67.3
2024	81	67.6
2025	81.2	67.9

Costa Rica and Ethiopia population clocks and comparison

Population

Costa Rica

Ethiopia

Table

Year	Population
	Costa Rica	Ethiopia
1960	1,327,496	21,376,693
1961	1,377,920	21,906,102
1962	1,429,445	22,465,126
1963	1,481,604	23,051,637
1964	1,533,960	23,666,548
1965	1,586,208	24,310,612
1966	1,638,116	24,952,689
1967	1,689,523	25,620,276
1968	1,739,731	26,337,930
1969	1,789,276	27,072,571
1970	1,838,949	27,829,128
1971	1,888,539	28,600,106
1972	1,938,248	29,374,608
1973	1,988,343	30,166,785
1974	2,039,643	30,957,273
1975	2,092,719	31,723,252
1976	2,147,774	32,534,418
1977	2,205,025	33,167,272
1978	2,264,510	33,734,592
1979	2,326,490	34,238,652
1980	2,390,633	34,428,514
1981	2,456,637	35,304,012
1982	2,524,806	36,701,290
1983	2,595,153	37,740,817
1984	2,667,595	38,735,722
1985	2,741,894	39,842,136
1986	2,817,216	41,037,656
1987	2,892,699	42,460,039
1988	2,968,103	44,150,825
1989	3,043,827	45,879,690
1990	3,121,706	47,609,755
1991	3,202,176	49,717,198
1992	3,284,258	51,853,747
1993	3,367,434	53,708,891
1994	3,451,122	55,611,508
1995	3,535,176	57,537,335
1996	3,619,013	59,467,635
1997	3,701,711	61,404,539
1998	3,782,838	63,363,524
1999	3,862,101	65,374,561
2000	3,937,739	67,411,494
2001	4,008,947	69,487,762
2002	4,075,705	71,635,517
2003	4,138,784	73,832,663
2004	4,200,078	76,077,206
2005	4,261,240	78,367,470
2006	4,321,340	80,703,490
2007	4,380,248	83,103,217
2008	4,440,056	85,543,668
2009	4,499,791	88,007,636
2010	4,555,962	90,538,514
2011	4,609,833	93,149,970
2012	4,663,934	95,798,767
2013	4,716,147	98,438,751
2014	4,767,119	101,115,610
2015	4,818,038	103,867,135
2016	4,866,998	106,718,162
2017	4,913,177	109,666,481
2018	4,957,818	112,664,152
2019	4,999,553	115,737,383
2020	5,034,320	118,917,671
2021	5,059,988	122,138,588
2022	5,081,765	125,384,287
2023	5,105,525	128,691,692
2024	5,129,910	132,059,767

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Ethiopia

Fertility rate

Costa Rica

Ethiopia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Costa Rica	Ethiopia
1960	6.71	6.51
1961	6.65	6.53
1962	6.54	6.56
1963	6.39	6.59
1964	6.19	6.61
1965	5.96	6.63
1966	5.7	6.66
1967	5.42	6.68
1968	5.03	6.7
1969	4.84	6.72
1970	4.59	6.78
1971	4.36	6.84
1972	4.16	6.9
1973	3.99	6.96
1974	3.89	7.02
1975	3.8	7.08
1976	3.75	7.13
1977	3.7	7.19
1978	3.66	7.23
1979	3.65	7.25
1980	3.58	7.29
1981	3.56	7.31
1982	3.54	7.34
1983	3.53	7.35
1984	3.52	7.36
1985	3.51	7.34
1986	3.45	7.32
1987	3.38	7.29
1988	3.31	7.26
1989	3.24	7.23
1990	3.17	7.2
1991	3.08	7.16
1992	3	7.13
1993	2.93	7.09
1994	2.86	7.05
1995	2.78	7
1996	2.68	6.93
1997	2.59	6.87
1998	2.53	6.79
1999	2.48	6.72
2000	2.41	6.65
2001	2.31	6.58
2002	2.16	6.5
2003	2.08	6.4
2004	2.03	6.3
2005	2.04	6.19
2006	1.94	6.05
2007	1.95	5.89
2008	1.98	5.7
2009	1.95	5.49
2010	1.83	5.28
2011	1.88	5.08
2012	1.85	4.89
2013	1.78	4.71
2014	1.8	4.61
2015	1.8	4.53
2016	1.75	4.47
2017	1.71	4.4
2018	1.71	4.37
2019	1.6	4.35
2020	1.45	4.27
2021	1.35	4.18
2022	1.34	4.08
2023	1.33	3.99

Costa Rica and Ethiopia demographics compared

Median age

Costa Rica

Ethiopia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Costa Rica	Ethiopia
1960	16.8	18.6
1961	16.8	18.6
1962	16.7	18.6
1963	16.7	18.6
1964	16.7	18.6
1965	16.7	18.6
1966	16.8	18.5
1967	16.9	18.5
1968	17.1	18.4
1969	17.3	18.3
1970	17.6	18.1
1971	17.8	17.9
1972	18.1	17.7
1973	18.4	17.6
1974	18.6	17.5
1975	18.9	17.3
1976	19.2	17.2
1977	19.5	17.1
1978	19.7	17
1979	20	16.9
1980	20.3	16.8
1981	20.6	16.8
1982	20.9	16.7
1983	21.2	16.7
1984	21.4	16.8
1985	21.6	16.9
1986	21.8	16.9
1987	22.1	16.9
1988	22.3	16.9
1989	22.5	16.9
1990	22.7	16.9
1991	22.9	16.9
1992	23.2	16.9
1993	23.4	16.8
1994	23.6	16.7
1995	23.9	16.6
1996	24.1	16.5
1997	24.4	16.4
1998	24.7	16.3
1999	24.9	16.2
2000	25.2	16.2
2001	25.5	16.1
2002	25.9	16.1
2003	26.3	16.1
2004	26.7	16.2
2005	27	16.2
2006	27.4	16.3
2007	27.8	16.4
2008	28.2	16.5
2009	28.6	16.7
2010	29	16.9
2011	29.4	17.1
2012	29.8	17.4
2013	30.3	17.6
2014	30.7	17.9
2015	31.2	18.1
2016	31.7	18.3
2017	32.1	18.6
2018	32.6	18.8
2019	33	19
2020	33.5	19.2
2021	34	19.4
2022	34.5	19.6
2023	35.1	19.7
2024	35.6	19.9

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