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Costa Rica vs Kiribati statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 135K in Kiribati (ranked 180/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 313 sq mi for Kiribati (ranked 126th vs. 173rd).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289).

Main facts and rankings

Costa Rica Kiribati
Population
5170484
138067
Population rank 126/197 180/197
GDP
$95.4B
2024
$308M
2024
GDP rank 72/197 192/197
GDP per capita
$18,587
2024
$2,289
2024
GDP per capita rank 62/197 151/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,063
2024
$3,702
2024
Government debt
$57B
2024
$30.5M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
8.77%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,106
2024
$226.9
2024
Government debt per person rank 51/185 181/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,322
2025
$2,170
2025
Land area
19,714 sq mi
2025
313 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
430 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.33
2023
3.15
2023
Median age
35.6 years
2024
23.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Costa Rica and Kiribati: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Kiribati economies compared

GDP
Costa Rica

Kiribati
Year GDP
Costa Rica Kiribati
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 $11,560,877
1971 $1,077,147,538 $12,356,134
1972 $1,238,251,696 $15,314,346
1973 $1,528,925,846 $25,645,040
1974 $1,666,544,754 $69,256,489
1975 $1,960,863,466 $44,547,454
1976 $2,412,555,426 $33,246,817
1977 $3,072,427,013 $31,335,459
1978 $3,523,208,810 $36,563,965
1979 $4,035,519,323 $34,466,197
1980 $4,831,447,001 $33,157,723
1981 $2,623,803,096 $35,267,489
1982 $2,606,623,555 $32,742,713
1983 $3,146,772,631 $31,000,546
1984 $3,660,477,856 $34,394,167
1985 $3,919,203,960 $26,126,615
1986 $4,418,983,871 $25,993,009
1987 $4,532,952,047 $29,554,413
1988 $4,614,629,898 $38,278,810
1989 $5,251,025,767 $37,645,319
1990 $5,711,687,787 $36,534,295
1991 $7,215,725,487 $41,247,792
1992 $8,579,754,758 $61,491,369
1993 $9,564,815,975 $58,953,596
1994 $10,489,903,725 $67,055,334
1995 $11,578,594,260 $68,596,395
1996 $11,678,424,507 $81,456,854
1997 $12,614,602,382 $80,205,807
1998 $13,684,255,947 $74,905,706
1999 $14,254,866,285 $77,323,978
2000 $15,013,629,662 $74,910,527
2001 $15,976,174,337 $64,935,850
2002 $16,578,820,687 $74,743,869
2003 $17,271,760,507 $96,105,619
2004 $18,610,594,846 $104,085,892
2005 $20,040,642,477 $113,895,437
2006 $22,715,540,324 $112,338,353
2007 $26,884,700,709 $138,054,946
2008 $30,801,745,700 $147,017,895
2009 $30,745,714,313 $140,177,384
2010 $37,658,616,952 $165,458,433
2011 $42,762,613,699 $195,970,140
2012 $47,231,655,432 $207,001,546
2013 $50,949,668,842 $201,730,861
2014 $52,016,408,854 $200,287,282
2015 $56,441,920,821 $191,559,399
2016 $58,847,019,610 $206,467,819
2017 $60,516,044,657 $222,875,736
2018 $62,420,164,992 $233,514,717
2019 $64,417,670,521 $216,985,388
2020 $62,395,610,760 $220,897,999
2021 $64,960,725,734 $285,259,894
2022 $69,243,626,029 $270,040,457
2023 $86,497,941,439 $288,610,732
2024 $95,350,423,177 $307,862,547

Costa Rica and Kiribati economies compared

GDP per capita
Costa Rica

Kiribati
Year GDP per capita
Costa Rica Kiribati
1960 $382 -
1961 $356 -
1962 $335 -
1963 $346 -
1964 $354 -
1965 $374 -
1966 $395 -
1967 $414 -
1968 $445 -
1969 $477 -
1970 $536 $201
1971 $570 $210.7
1972 $639 $256.2
1973 $769 $422
1974 $817 $1,131
1975 $937 $730
1976 $1,123 $548
1977 $1,393 $520
1978 $1,556 $611
1979 $1,735 $573
1980 $2,021 $542
1981 $1,068 $568
1982 $1,032 $519
1983 $1,213 $483
1984 $1,372 $527
1985 $1,429 $393
1986 $1,569 $382
1987 $1,567 $424
1988 $1,555 $536
1989 $1,725 $515
1990 $1,830 $488
1991 $2,253 $540
1992 $2,612 $792
1993 $2,840 $748
1994 $3,040 $838
1995 $3,275 $844
1996 $3,227 $986
1997 $3,408 $953
1998 $3,617 $874
1999 $3,691 $887
2000 $3,813 $845
2001 $3,985 $719
2002 $4,068 $810
2003 $4,173 $1,021
2004 $4,431 $1,083
2005 $4,703 $1,162
2006 $5,257 $1,123
2007 $6,138 $1,353
2008 $6,937 $1,411
2009 $6,833 $1,317
2010 $8,266 $1,522
2011 $9,276 $1,771
2012 $10,127 $1,844
2013 $10,803 $1,772
2014 $10,911 $1,737
2015 $11,715 $1,640
2016 $12,091 $1,743
2017 $12,317 $1,853
2018 $12,590 $1,913
2019 $12,885 $1,751
2020 $12,394 $1,752
2021 $12,838 $2,222
2022 $13,626 $2,070
2023 $16,942 $2,178
2024 $18,587 $2,289

Costa Rica vs. Kiribati life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Costa Rica

Kiribati
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Kiribati
1950 57.5 45.7
1951 57.8 45.8
1952 58.1 45.9
1953 59.1 46
1954 59.9 46.1
1955 60.5 46.3
1956 61.2 46.5
1957 61.6 46.8
1958 62.3 47.1
1959 62.9 47.5
1960 63.5 48
1961 63.9 48.5
1962 64.2 49
1963 64.3 49.7
1964 64.5 50.4
1965 64.8 51
1966 65.1 51.7
1967 65.6 52.5
1968 65.8 53.1
1969 66.4 53.8
1970 66.8 54.4
1971 67.4 54.9
1972 68 55.3
1973 68.7 55.8
1974 69.4 56.1
1975 70.3 56.4
1976 70.9 56.6
1977 71.5 56.1
1978 72 56.9
1979 72.5 57.1
1980 73 57.3
1981 73.4 57.5
1982 73.9 57.8
1983 74.2 58.1
1984 74.6 58.4
1985 74.8 58.7
1986 74.9 59.1
1987 75.2 59.6
1988 75.5 60.1
1989 75.9 60.5
1990 76.1 61
1991 76.2 61.5
1992 76.4 62
1993 76.3 62.4
1994 76.3 62.8
1995 76.4 63.1
1996 76.4 63.5
1997 76.6 63.8
1998 76.9 64.1
1999 77.1 64.4
2000 77.3 64.7
2001 77.6 64.9
2002 77.9 65.1
2003 78.2 65.3
2004 78.5 65.4
2005 78.9 65.5
2006 79 65.6
2007 79.1 65.7
2008 79.2 65.7
2009 79.4 65.8
2010 79.4 65.9
2011 79.6 65.9
2012 79.9 65.9
2013 80.2 65.9
2014 80.2 65.9
2015 80.4 65.8
2016 80 65.8
2017 80 65.8
2018 80.1 65.8
2019 80.3 65.9
2020 79.7 65.2
2021 78.1 64.1
2022 79.3 66.3
2023 80.8 66.5
2024 81 66.6
2025 81.2 66.7

Costa Rica and Kiribati population clocks and comparison

Population
Costa Rica

Kiribati
Year Population
Costa Rica Kiribati
1960 1,327,496 47,157
1961 1,377,920 48,323
1962 1,429,445 49,538
1963 1,481,604 50,791
1964 1,533,960 52,088
1965 1,586,208 53,439
1966 1,638,116 54,425
1967 1,689,523 54,996
1968 1,739,731 55,529
1969 1,789,276 56,360
1970 1,838,949 57,510
1971 1,888,539 58,652
1972 1,938,248 59,778
1973 1,988,343 60,824
1974 2,039,643 61,219
1975 2,092,719 60,987
1976 2,147,774 60,661
1977 2,205,025 60,267
1978 2,264,510 59,864
1979 2,326,490 60,172
1980 2,390,633 61,148
1981 2,456,637 62,121
1982 2,524,806 63,134
1983 2,595,153 64,169
1984 2,667,595 65,228
1985 2,741,894 66,496
1986 2,817,216 68,059
1987 2,892,699 69,733
1988 2,968,103 71,427
1989 3,043,827 73,147
1990 3,121,706 74,855
1991 3,202,176 76,367
1992 3,284,258 77,641
1993 3,367,434 78,841
1994 3,451,122 80,021
1995 3,535,176 81,234
1996 3,619,013 82,623
1997 3,701,711 84,147
1998 3,782,838 85,657
1999 3,862,101 87,126
2000 3,937,739 88,613
2001 4,008,947 90,335
2002 4,075,705 92,264
2003 4,138,784 94,175
2004 4,200,078 96,085
2005 4,261,240 98,035
2006 4,321,340 100,017
2007 4,380,248 102,068
2008 4,440,056 104,222
2009 4,499,791 106,467
2010 4,555,962 108,704
2011 4,609,833 110,647
2012 4,663,934 112,284
2013 4,716,147 113,838
2014 4,767,119 115,326
2015 4,818,038 116,815
2016 4,866,998 118,478
2017 4,913,177 120,275
2018 4,957,818 122,084
2019 4,999,553 123,921
2020 5,034,320 126,099
2021 5,059,988 128,377
2022 5,081,765 130,469
2023 5,105,525 132,530
2024 5,129,910 134,518

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Kiribati

Fertility rate
Costa Rica

Kiribati
Year Fertility rate
Costa Rica Kiribati
1960 6.71 6.44
1961 6.65 6.48
1962 6.54 6.42
1963 6.39 6.35
1964 6.19 6.29
1965 5.96 6.26
1966 5.7 6.23
1967 5.42 6.11
1968 5.03 5.98
1969 4.84 5.85
1970 4.59 5.71
1971 4.36 5.55
1972 4.16 5.37
1973 3.99 5.2
1974 3.89 5.09
1975 3.8 5.02
1976 3.75 4.96
1977 3.7 4.96
1978 3.66 4.97
1979 3.65 4.97
1980 3.58 4.96
1981 3.56 4.96
1982 3.54 4.95
1983 3.53 4.91
1984 3.52 4.91
1985 3.51 4.91
1986 3.45 4.87
1987 3.38 4.81
1988 3.31 4.73
1989 3.24 4.69
1990 3.17 4.67
1991 3.08 4.64
1992 3 4.57
1993 2.93 4.49
1994 2.86 4.44
1995 2.78 4.42
1996 2.68 4.43
1997 2.59 4.37
1998 2.53 4.29
1999 2.48 4.18
2000 2.41 4.07
2001 2.31 3.96
2002 2.16 3.81
2003 2.08 3.7
2004 2.03 3.73
2005 2.04 3.76
2006 1.94 3.82
2007 1.95 3.87
2008 1.98 3.9
2009 1.95 3.91
2010 1.83 3.9
2011 1.88 3.88
2012 1.85 3.77
2013 1.78 3.64
2014 1.8 3.52
2015 1.8 3.44
2016 1.75 3.38
2017 1.71 3.34
2018 1.71 3.32
2019 1.6 3.29
2020 1.45 3.25
2021 1.35 3.22
2022 1.34 3.18
2023 1.33 3.15

Costa Rica and Kiribati demographics compared

Median age
Costa Rica

Kiribati
Year Median age, years
Costa Rica Kiribati
1960 16.8 18.8
1961 16.8 18.5
1962 16.7 18.3
1963 16.7 18.2
1964 16.7 18.1
1965 16.7 18
1966 16.8 17.9
1967 16.9 17.7
1968 17.1 17.6
1969 17.3 17.5
1970 17.6 17.5
1971 17.8 17.6
1972 18.1 17.6
1973 18.4 17.7
1974 18.6 17.8
1975 18.9 18
1976 19.2 18.1
1977 19.5 18.2
1978 19.7 18.3
1979 20 18.4
1980 20.3 18.7
1981 20.6 18.9
1982 20.9 19
1983 21.2 19.2
1984 21.4 19.4
1985 21.6 19.6
1986 21.8 19.8
1987 22.1 19.9
1988 22.3 20.1
1989 22.5 20.2
1990 22.7 20.2
1991 22.9 20.2
1992 23.2 20.1
1993 23.4 20
1994 23.6 19.8
1995 23.9 19.7
1996 24.1 19.6
1997 24.4 19.6
1998 24.7 19.6
1999 24.9 19.6
2000 25.2 19.7
2001 25.5 19.8
2002 25.9 19.9
2003 26.3 20.1
2004 26.7 20.3
2005 27 20.5
2006 27.4 20.7
2007 27.8 20.9
2008 28.2 21
2009 28.6 21.2
2010 29 21.3
2011 29.4 21.5
2012 29.8 21.7
2013 30.3 21.9
2014 30.7 22.1
2015 31.2 22.3
2016 31.7 22.5
2017 32.1 22.7
2018 32.6 22.9
2019 33 23
2020 33.5 23.2
2021 34 23.3
2022 34.5 23.5
2023 35.1 23.6
2024 35.6 23.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Costa Rica Kiribati
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$487M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
126.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.25%
2021
16.4%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-15.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.94%
2024
2.79%
2023
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
65.7%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
19.7%
2024
9.86%
2022
Economic freedom index
68.6
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.2%
2024
22.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2024
4%
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$725M
2024
$14.7M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,146,500
2020
12,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.41%
2020
17.6%
2017
Banked people share
71.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Costa Rica Kiribati
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,025 kg
2023
107.8 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.4
2023
$16.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.57 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.68 tons
2023
0.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.6%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
34.2%
2021
41.9%
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
16.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
69.3%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
95.9%
2023

Society

Costa Rica Kiribati
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
+967
2024
-471
2024
Urban population
83.2%
2024
58.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2024
40
2025
Higher education index
73
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
17.7
2023
7.17
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.8
2019
1.9
2019
Visa free countries
144
2025
128
2025
Adult literacy rate
98%
2021
98.6%
2020
English speaking
8.15%
2023
24.2%
2023
People using the Internet
85.4%
2023
88%
2023

Health

Costa Rica Kiribati
Government health expenditure per capita
$979
2022
$217.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$219.6
2022
$1.71
2022
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.64
2022
0.19
2013
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
24
2023
80
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.5
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
32.3%
2022
46.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
39.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.4 liters
2020
0.72 liters
2020

Territory

Costa Rica Kiribati
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
3,843 sq mi
2024
2,325 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,534 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,907 sq mi
2025
4.56 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,129 mi
2017
416 mi
2017

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