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Costa Rica vs Fiji statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 929K in Fiji (ranked 159/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 7,054 sq mi for Fiji (ranked 126th vs. 152nd).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Fiji ranks 161/197 ($5.84B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Fiji ranks 111/197 ($6,288).

Main facts and rankings

Costa Rica Fiji
Population
5170484
936456
Population rank 126/197 159/197
GDP
$95.4B
2024
$5.84B
2024
GDP rank 72/197 161/197
GDP per capita
$18,587
2024
$6,288
2024
GDP per capita rank 62/197 111/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,063
2024
$16,032
2024
Government debt
$57B
2024
$4.49B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
76.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,106
2024
$4,839
2024
Government debt per person rank 51/185 82/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,322
2025
$7,882
2025
Land area
19,714 sq mi
2025
7,054 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
131.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.33
2023
2.28
2023
Median age
35.6 years
2024
28.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
67.6 years
2025

Costa Rica and Fiji: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Fiji economies compared

GDP
Costa Rica

Fiji
Year GDP
Costa Rica Fiji
1960 $507,513,830 $112,328,422
1961 $490,325,182 $116,987,785
1962 $479,180,824 $122,906,435
1963 $511,902,137 $129,454,729
1964 $542,578,367 $140,032,741
1965 $592,981,162 $147,084,750
1966 $647,305,630 $150,603,926
1967 $699,456,619 $162,625,886
1968 $773,841,494 $166,952,937
1969 $853,630,204 $182,182,068
1970 $984,830,158 $219,878,482
1971 $1,077,147,538 $247,749,328
1972 $1,238,251,696 $316,656,649
1973 $1,528,925,846 $425,950,488
1974 $1,666,544,754 $558,587,097
1975 $1,960,863,466 $684,282,434
1976 $2,412,555,426 $694,540,806
1977 $3,072,427,013 $719,501,766
1978 $3,523,208,810 $829,267,889
1979 $4,035,519,323 $1,019,691,460
1980 $4,831,447,001 $1,202,618,816
1981 $2,623,803,096 $1,235,626,771
1982 $2,606,623,555 $1,194,059,943
1983 $3,146,772,631 $1,123,085,190
1984 $3,660,477,856 $1,178,000,678
1985 $3,919,203,960 $1,141,168,944
1986 $4,418,983,871 $1,290,267,340
1987 $4,532,952,047 $1,177,947,965
1988 $4,614,629,898 $1,110,009,523
1989 $5,251,025,767 $1,182,660,266
1990 $5,711,687,787 $1,337,017,559
1991 $7,215,725,487 $1,383,883,250
1992 $8,579,754,758 $1,532,411,039
1993 $9,564,815,975 $1,636,101,247
1994 $10,489,903,725 $1,825,732,093
1995 $11,578,594,260 $1,970,301,486
1996 $11,678,424,507 $2,128,696,644
1997 $12,614,602,382 $2,090,221,137
1998 $13,684,255,947 $1,653,146,717
1999 $14,254,866,285 $1,936,459,986
2000 $15,013,629,662 $1,678,219,508
2001 $15,976,174,337 $1,652,462,023
2002 $16,578,820,687 $1,833,279,985
2003 $17,271,760,507 $2,300,492,465
2004 $18,610,594,846 $2,708,078,477
2005 $20,040,642,477 $2,980,403,845
2006 $22,715,540,324 $3,076,305,453
2007 $26,884,700,709 $3,378,314,600
2008 $30,801,745,700 $3,523,185,920
2009 $30,745,714,313 $2,870,624,636
2010 $37,658,616,952 $3,140,166,713
2011 $42,762,613,699 $3,779,411,899
2012 $47,231,655,432 $3,972,028,104
2013 $50,949,668,842 $4,189,967,999
2014 $52,016,408,854 $4,857,104,769
2015 $56,441,920,821 $4,682,479,894
2016 $58,847,019,610 $4,930,213,644
2017 $60,516,044,657 $5,353,469,174
2018 $62,420,164,992 $5,581,425,327
2019 $64,417,670,521 $5,444,407,198
2020 $62,395,610,760 $4,432,466,220
2021 $64,960,725,734 $4,305,031,650
2022 $69,243,626,029 $4,969,503,549
2023 $86,497,941,439 $5,442,046,553
2024 $95,350,423,177 $5,840,564,073

Costa Rica and Fiji economies compared

GDP per capita
Costa Rica

Fiji
Year GDP per capita
Costa Rica Fiji
1960 $382 $277.4
1961 $356 $280.3
1962 $335 $285.5
1963 $346 $291.4
1964 $354 $306
1965 $374 $311
1966 $395 $310
1967 $414 $326
1968 $445 $327
1969 $477 $350
1970 $536 $414
1971 $570 $458
1972 $639 $575
1973 $769 $762
1974 $817 $984
1975 $937 $1,188
1976 $1,123 $1,186
1977 $1,393 $1,204
1978 $1,556 $1,355
1979 $1,735 $1,627
1980 $2,021 $1,873
1981 $1,068 $1,879
1982 $1,032 $1,773
1983 $1,213 $1,628
1984 $1,372 $1,667
1985 $1,429 $1,577
1986 $1,569 $1,745
1987 $1,567 $1,569
1988 $1,555 $1,463
1989 $1,725 $1,543
1990 $1,830 $1,729
1991 $2,253 $1,775
1992 $2,612 $1,951
1993 $2,840 $2,070
1994 $3,040 $2,297
1995 $3,275 $2,467
1996 $3,227 $2,648
1997 $3,408 $2,574
1998 $3,617 $2,010
1999 $3,691 $2,328
2000 $3,813 $1,996
2001 $3,985 $1,945
2002 $4,068 $2,137
2003 $4,173 $2,656
2004 $4,431 $3,097
2005 $4,703 $3,378
2006 $5,257 $3,455
2007 $6,138 $3,763
2008 $6,937 $3,900
2009 $6,833 $3,164
2010 $8,266 $3,449
2011 $9,276 $4,140
2012 $10,127 $4,341
2013 $10,803 $4,572
2014 $10,911 $5,293
2015 $11,715 $5,098
2016 $12,091 $5,364
2017 $12,317 $5,827
2018 $12,590 $6,085
2019 $12,885 $5,951
2020 $12,394 $4,844
2021 $12,838 $4,696
2022 $13,626 $5,405
2023 $16,942 $5,889
2024 $18,587 $6,288

Costa Rica vs. Fiji life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Costa Rica

Fiji
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Fiji
1950 57.5 51.7
1951 57.8 52.2
1952 58.1 52.6
1953 59.1 53.4
1954 59.9 54.2
1955 60.5 55.3
1956 61.2 56.2
1957 61.6 57.1
1958 62.3 57.8
1959 62.9 58.2
1960 63.5 58.6
1961 63.9 59.1
1962 64.2 59.7
1963 64.3 60.2
1964 64.5 60.7
1965 64.8 61.4
1966 65.1 61.6
1967 65.6 61.4
1968 65.8 61.7
1969 66.4 61.4
1970 66.8 61.7
1971 67.4 61.7
1972 68 61.6
1973 68.7 60.6
1974 69.4 61.2
1975 70.3 61.7
1976 70.9 62.1
1977 71.5 62.7
1978 72 63.1
1979 72.5 62.3
1980 73 62.4
1981 73.4 62.3
1982 73.9 62.2
1983 74.2 62.9
1984 74.6 63.2
1985 74.8 64
1986 74.9 64
1987 75.2 64.3
1988 75.5 65
1989 75.9 65.4
1990 76.1 65.1
1991 76.2 65.5
1992 76.4 65.4
1993 76.3 65.5
1994 76.3 65.8
1995 76.4 66
1996 76.4 66.2
1997 76.6 66.3
1998 76.9 66.5
1999 77.1 66.7
2000 77.3 66.2
2001 77.6 66.2
2002 77.9 65.5
2003 78.2 65.7
2004 78.5 65.8
2005 78.9 66
2006 79 66.1
2007 79.1 66.2
2008 79.2 66.3
2009 79.4 66.3
2010 79.4 66.8
2011 79.6 66.9
2012 79.9 65.8
2013 80.2 66.5
2014 80.2 66.6
2015 80.4 66.5
2016 80 66.7
2017 80 67.1
2018 80.1 67
2019 80.3 67
2020 79.7 66.9
2021 78.1 64.9
2022 79.3 67.1
2023 80.8 67.3
2024 81 67.5
2025 81.2 67.6

Costa Rica and Fiji population clocks and comparison

Population
Costa Rica

Fiji
Year Population
Costa Rica Fiji
1960 1,327,496 404,887
1961 1,377,920 417,406
1962 1,429,445 430,536
1963 1,481,604 444,276
1964 1,533,960 458,324
1965 1,586,208 472,575
1966 1,638,116 486,487
1967 1,689,523 498,873
1968 1,739,731 510,002
1969 1,789,276 520,797
1970 1,838,949 531,188
1971 1,888,539 541,121
1972 1,938,248 550,499
1973 1,988,343 559,222
1974 2,039,643 567,489
1975 2,092,719 575,906
1976 2,147,774 585,534
1977 2,205,025 597,805
1978 2,264,510 612,091
1979 2,326,490 626,862
1980 2,390,633 641,975
1981 2,456,637 657,471
1982 2,524,806 673,414
1983 2,595,153 689,835
1984 2,667,595 706,716
1985 2,741,894 723,761
1986 2,817,216 739,306
1987 2,892,699 750,540
1988 2,968,103 758,697
1989 3,043,827 766,321
1990 3,121,706 773,316
1991 3,202,176 779,656
1992 3,284,258 785,346
1993 3,367,434 790,369
1994 3,451,122 794,771
1995 3,535,176 798,746
1996 3,619,013 803,789
1997 3,701,711 812,139
1998 3,782,838 822,258
1999 3,862,101 831,828
2000 3,937,739 840,909
2001 4,008,947 849,596
2002 4,075,705 858,049
2003 4,138,784 866,286
2004 4,200,078 874,366
2005 4,261,240 882,379
2006 4,321,340 890,365
2007 4,380,248 897,832
2008 4,440,056 903,399
2009 4,499,791 907,239
2010 4,555,962 910,419
2011 4,609,833 912,989
2012 4,663,934 914,918
2013 4,716,147 916,352
2014 4,767,119 917,585
2015 4,818,038 918,578
2016 4,866,998 919,166
2017 4,913,177 918,759
2018 4,957,818 917,180
2019 4,999,553 914,899
2020 5,034,320 914,963
2021 5,059,988 916,711
2022 5,081,765 919,422
2023 5,105,525 924,145
2024 5,129,910 928,784

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Fiji

Fertility rate
Costa Rica

Fiji
Year Fertility rate
Costa Rica Fiji
1960 6.71 6.36
1961 6.65 6.28
1962 6.54 6.2
1963 6.39 6.09
1964 6.19 5.96
1965 5.96 5.76
1966 5.7 5.55
1967 5.42 5.33
1968 5.03 5.11
1969 4.84 4.91
1970 4.59 4.71
1971 4.36 4.51
1972 4.16 4.32
1973 3.99 4.16
1974 3.89 4.07
1975 3.8 4.1
1976 3.75 4.12
1977 3.7 4.11
1978 3.66 4.1
1979 3.65 4.08
1980 3.58 4.04
1981 3.56 3.99
1982 3.54 3.94
1983 3.53 3.88
1984 3.52 3.8
1985 3.51 3.66
1986 3.45 3.54
1987 3.38 3.48
1988 3.31 3.43
1989 3.24 3.4
1990 3.17 3.39
1991 3.08 3.37
1992 3 3.33
1993 2.93 3.29
1994 2.86 3.26
1995 2.78 3.25
1996 2.68 3.25
1997 2.59 3.19
1998 2.53 3.12
1999 2.48 3.05
2000 2.41 2.99
2001 2.31 2.97
2002 2.16 2.97
2003 2.08 2.96
2004 2.03 2.94
2005 2.04 2.92
2006 1.94 2.91
2007 1.95 2.87
2008 1.98 2.82
2009 1.95 2.76
2010 1.83 2.7
2011 1.88 2.63
2012 1.85 2.61
2013 1.78 2.6
2014 1.8 2.59
2015 1.8 2.57
2016 1.75 2.52
2017 1.71 2.46
2018 1.71 2.42
2019 1.6 2.38
2020 1.45 2.36
2021 1.35 2.33
2022 1.34 2.31
2023 1.33 2.28

Costa Rica and Fiji demographics compared

Median age
Costa Rica

Fiji
Year Median age, years
Costa Rica Fiji
1960 16.8 16.7
1961 16.8 16.7
1962 16.7 16.6
1963 16.7 16.6
1964 16.7 16.7
1965 16.7 16.7
1966 16.8 16.7
1967 16.9 16.8
1968 17.1 16.9
1969 17.3 17.1
1970 17.6 17.2
1971 17.8 17.4
1972 18.1 17.6
1973 18.4 17.8
1974 18.6 18.1
1975 18.9 18.3
1976 19.2 18.5
1977 19.5 18.8
1978 19.7 19
1979 20 19.1
1980 20.3 19.3
1981 20.6 19.5
1982 20.9 19.6
1983 21.2 19.8
1984 21.4 20
1985 21.6 20.1
1986 21.8 20.3
1987 22.1 20.5
1988 22.3 20.6
1989 22.5 20.8
1990 22.7 20.9
1991 22.9 21
1992 23.2 21.1
1993 23.4 21.2
1994 23.6 21.3
1995 23.9 21.5
1996 24.1 21.6
1997 24.4 21.8
1998 24.7 22.1
1999 24.9 22.3
2000 25.2 22.6
2001 25.5 22.8
2002 25.9 23.1
2003 26.3 23.4
2004 26.7 23.6
2005 27 23.9
2006 27.4 24.2
2007 27.8 24.5
2008 28.2 24.8
2009 28.6 25
2010 29 25.3
2011 29.4 25.6
2012 29.8 25.9
2013 30.3 26.1
2014 30.7 26.4
2015 31.2 26.7
2016 31.7 26.9
2017 32.1 27.2
2018 32.6 27.5
2019 33 27.8
2020 33.5 28.1
2021 34 28.3
2022 34.5 28.5
2023 35.1 28.7
2024 35.6 28.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Costa Rica Fiji
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$5.27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
30.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.25%
2021
4.25%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.32%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-4.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.94%
2024
5.36%
2024
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
56.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.7%
2024
14.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.6
2025
59.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.2%
2024
24.2%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2024
3.5%
2019
Listed domestic companies
9
2022
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.23B
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$1.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$725M
2024
$430M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,146,500
2020
168,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.41%
2020
19.2%
2020
Banked people share
71.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Costa Rica Fiji
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,025 kg
2023
584 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.4
2023
$12.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.57 megatons
2023
2.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.68 tons
2023
2.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.6%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
34.2%
2021
28.4%
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
60.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
69.3%
2023
50.1%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.3%
2023

Society

Costa Rica Fiji
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+967
2024
-3,278
2024
Urban population
83.2%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65
2025
52.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2024
58
2025
Higher education index
73
2025
57
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.7
2023
2.17
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.8
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
144
2025
98
2025
Adult literacy rate
98%
2021
99.1%
2018
English speaking
8.15%
2023
20.6%
2023
People using the Internet
85.4%
2023
79.3%
2023

Health

Costa Rica Fiji
Government health expenditure per capita
$979
2022
$212.9
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$219.6
2022
$17.7
2023
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
67.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
11.6%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.64
2022
0.81
2015
Maternal mortality per 100K births
24
2023
30
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.5
2023
29.1
2023
Obesity rate
32.3%
2022
34.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
16.6%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
27.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.4 liters
2020
3.58 liters
2020

Territory

Costa Rica Fiji
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
3,843 sq mi
2024
7,595 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,534 sq mi
2025
1,203 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,907 sq mi
2025
4,479 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,129 mi
2017
2,138 mi
2011

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