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Costa Rica vs Montenegro statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 624K in Montenegro (ranked 166/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 5,193 sq mi for Montenegro (ranked 126th vs. 156th).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Montenegro ranks 156/197 ($8.07B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Montenegro ranks 78/197 ($12,935).

Main facts and rankings

Costa Rica Montenegro
Population
5170484
618209
Population rank 126/197 166/197
GDP
$95.4B
2024
$8.07B
2024
GDP rank 72/197 156/197
GDP per capita
$18,587
2024
$12,935
2024
GDP per capita rank 62/197 78/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,063
2024
$33,380
2024
Government debt
$57B
2024
$5.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
60.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,106
2024
$8,103
2024
Government debt per person rank 51/185 65/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,322
2025
$12,008
2025
Land area
19,714 sq mi
2025
5,193 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
120.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.33
2023
1.74
2023
Median age
35.6 years
2024
40.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
77.4 years
2025

Costa Rica and Montenegro: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Montenegro economies compared

GDP
Costa Rica

Montenegro
Year GDP
Costa Rica Montenegro
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 -
1986 $4,418,983,871 -
1987 $4,532,952,047 -
1988 $4,614,629,898 -
1989 $5,251,025,767 -
1990 $5,711,687,787 -
1991 $7,215,725,487 -
1992 $8,579,754,758 -
1993 $9,564,815,975 -
1994 $10,489,903,725 -
1995 $11,578,594,260 -
1996 $11,678,424,507 -
1997 $12,614,602,382 $838,288,806
1998 $13,684,255,947 $854,261,161
1999 $14,254,866,285 $828,950,327
2000 $15,013,629,662 $984,293,044
2001 $15,976,174,337 $1,159,869,246
2002 $16,578,820,687 $1,284,685,051
2003 $17,271,760,507 $1,707,710,053
2004 $18,610,594,846 $2,073,234,418
2005 $20,040,642,477 $2,257,174,481
2006 $22,715,540,324 $2,721,903,149
2007 $26,884,700,709 $3,680,711,744
2008 $30,801,745,700 $4,545,674,528
2009 $30,745,714,313 $4,159,330,370
2010 $37,658,616,952 $4,142,983,843
2011 $42,762,613,699 $4,544,428,421
2012 $47,231,655,432 $4,087,526,242
2013 $50,949,668,842 $4,465,772,400
2014 $52,016,408,854 $4,593,853,291
2015 $56,441,920,821 $4,054,730,078
2016 $58,847,019,610 $4,376,930,578
2017 $60,516,044,657 $4,856,599,481
2018 $62,420,164,992 $5,506,942,238
2019 $64,417,670,521 $5,542,054,181
2020 $62,395,610,760 $4,769,996,866
2021 $64,960,725,734 $5,861,427,505
2022 $69,243,626,029 $6,229,801,581
2023 $86,497,941,439 $7,530,593,375
2024 $95,350,423,177 $8,069,536,126

Costa Rica and Montenegro economies compared

GDP per capita
Costa Rica

Montenegro
Year GDP per capita
Costa Rica Montenegro
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 -
1986 $1,569 -
1987 $1,567 -
1988 $1,555 -
1989 $1,725 -
1990 $1,830 -
1991 $2,253 -
1992 $2,612 -
1993 $2,840 -
1994 $3,040 -
1995 $3,275 -
1996 $3,227 -
1997 $3,408 $1,375
1998 $3,617 $1,406
1999 $3,691 $1,368
2000 $3,813 $1,627
2001 $3,985 $1,910
2002 $4,068 $2,107
2003 $4,173 $2,789
2004 $4,431 $3,380
2005 $4,703 $3,675
2006 $5,257 $4,426
2007 $6,138 $5,976
2008 $6,937 $7,368
2009 $6,833 $6,727
2010 $8,266 $6,688
2011 $9,276 $7,326
2012 $10,127 $6,578
2013 $10,803 $7,173
2014 $10,911 $7,365
2015 $11,715 $6,491
2016 $12,091 $6,999
2017 $12,317 $7,758
2018 $12,590 $8,791
2019 $12,885 $8,842
2020 $12,394 $7,613
2021 $12,838 $9,377
2022 $13,626 $9,990
2023 $16,942 $12,077
2024 $18,587 $12,935

Costa Rica vs. Montenegro life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Costa Rica

Montenegro
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Montenegro
1950 57.5 58
1951 57.8 58.5
1952 58.1 59.1
1953 59.1 59.7
1954 59.9 60.8
1955 60.5 60.9
1956 61.2 62
1957 61.6 63
1958 62.3 63.8
1959 62.9 64.7
1960 63.5 65.7
1961 63.9 66.1
1962 64.2 66.4
1963 64.3 66.8
1964 64.5 67.4
1965 64.8 68.1
1966 65.1 68.6
1967 65.6 69.3
1968 65.8 69.8
1969 66.4 70.2
1970 66.8 70.4
1971 67.4 70.8
1972 68 71.2
1973 68.7 71.6
1974 69.4 71.6
1975 70.3 71.9
1976 70.9 72.1
1977 71.5 71.8
1978 72 71.9
1979 72.5 71.5
1980 73 72.2
1981 73.4 72.1
1982 73.9 72.3
1983 74.2 72.3
1984 74.6 72.3
1985 74.8 72.4
1986 74.9 72.8
1987 75.2 73.2
1988 75.5 73.4
1989 75.9 73.8
1990 76.1 73.9
1991 76.2 74
1992 76.4 73.8
1993 76.3 73.9
1994 76.3 73.8
1995 76.4 73.7
1996 76.4 73.6
1997 76.6 73.5
1998 76.9 73.4
1999 77.1 73.3
2000 77.3 73.6
2001 77.6 73.7
2002 77.9 74.1
2003 78.2 74.2
2004 78.5 74.4
2005 78.9 74.4
2006 79 74.7
2007 79.1 74.7
2008 79.2 75
2009 79.4 75.4
2010 79.4 75.7
2011 79.6 76
2012 79.9 76.2
2013 80.2 76.4
2014 80.2 76.5
2015 80.4 76.6
2016 80 76.6
2017 80 76.6
2018 80.1 76.9
2019 80.3 76.6
2020 79.7 75.9
2021 78.1 73.8
2022 79.3 75.9
2023 80.8 77.1
2024 81 77.3
2025 81.2 77.4

Costa Rica and Montenegro population clocks and comparison

Population
Costa Rica

Montenegro
Year Population
Costa Rica Montenegro
1960 1,327,496 480,579
1961 1,377,920 491,140
1962 1,429,445 502,558
1963 1,481,604 513,409
1964 1,533,960 521,753
1965 1,586,208 526,327
1966 1,638,116 526,419
1967 1,689,523 522,796
1968 1,739,731 517,481
1969 1,789,276 513,340
1970 1,838,949 512,407
1971 1,888,539 515,449
1972 1,938,248 521,785
1973 1,988,343 530,220
1974 2,039,643 538,902
1975 2,092,719 546,487
1976 2,147,774 552,562
1977 2,205,025 557,576
1978 2,264,510 562,065
1979 2,326,490 566,888
1980 2,390,633 572,608
1981 2,456,637 579,445
1982 2,524,806 587,001
1983 2,595,153 594,506
1984 2,667,595 600,884
1985 2,741,894 605,398
1986 2,817,216 607,711
1987 2,892,699 608,144
1988 2,968,103 607,413
1989 3,043,827 606,571
1990 3,121,706 606,372
1991 3,202,176 607,105
1992 3,284,258 608,516
1993 3,367,434 610,170
1994 3,451,122 611,389
1995 3,535,176 611,712
1996 3,619,013 611,003
1997 3,701,711 609,520
1998 3,782,838 607,662
1999 3,862,101 606,001
2000 3,937,739 604,950
2001 4,008,947 607,389
2002 4,075,705 609,828
2003 4,138,784 612,267
2004 4,200,078 613,353
2005 4,261,240 614,261
2006 4,321,340 615,025
2007 4,380,248 615,875
2008 4,440,056 616,969
2009 4,499,791 618,294
2010 4,555,962 619,428
2011 4,609,833 620,345
2012 4,663,934 621,418
2013 4,716,147 622,587
2014 4,767,119 623,744
2015 4,818,038 624,651
2016 4,866,998 625,353
2017 4,913,177 625,982
2018 4,957,818 626,438
2019 4,999,553 626,753
2020 5,034,320 626,590
2021 5,059,988 625,053
2022 5,081,765 623,591
2023 5,105,525 623,529
2024 5,129,910 623,831

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Montenegro

Fertility rate
Costa Rica

Montenegro
Year Fertility rate
Costa Rica Montenegro
1960 6.71 3.53
1961 6.65 3.49
1962 6.54 3.44
1963 6.39 3.38
1964 6.19 3.28
1965 5.96 3.19
1966 5.7 3.09
1967 5.42 2.91
1968 5.03 2.8
1969 4.84 2.79
1970 4.59 2.69
1971 4.36 2.67
1972 4.16 2.61
1973 3.99 2.51
1974 3.89 2.43
1975 3.8 2.38
1976 3.75 2.35
1977 3.7 2.31
1978 3.66 2.25
1979 3.65 2.2
1980 3.58 2.22
1981 3.56 2.19
1982 3.54 2.19
1983 3.53 2.17
1984 3.52 2.14
1985 3.51 2.13
1986 3.45 2.09
1987 3.38 2.07
1988 3.31 2.01
1989 3.24 1.94
1990 3.17 1.95
1991 3.08 2.02
1992 3 2.01
1993 2.93 1.96
1994 2.86 1.94
1995 2.78 1.96
1996 2.68 1.92
1997 2.59 1.89
1998 2.53 1.89
1999 2.48 1.88
2000 2.41 1.9
2001 2.31 1.86
2002 2.16 1.81
2003 2.08 1.8
2004 2.03 1.73
2005 2.04 1.69
2006 1.94 1.73
2007 1.95 1.8
2008 1.98 1.89
2009 1.95 1.98
2010 1.83 1.7
2011 1.88 1.65
2012 1.85 1.72
2013 1.78 1.73
2014 1.8 1.75
2015 1.8 1.7
2016 1.75 1.8
2017 1.71 1.8
2018 1.71 1.8
2019 1.6 1.8
2020 1.45 1.75
2021 1.35 1.75
2022 1.34 1.8
2023 1.33 1.74

Costa Rica and Montenegro demographics compared

Median age
Costa Rica

Montenegro
Year Median age, years
Costa Rica Montenegro
1960 16.8 22.7
1961 16.8 22.8
1962 16.7 22.9
1963 16.7 23.1
1964 16.7 23.2
1965 16.7 23.4
1966 16.8 23.5
1967 16.9 23.6
1968 17.1 23.7
1969 17.3 23.8
1970 17.6 23.9
1971 17.8 23.9
1972 18.1 24.1
1973 18.4 24.4
1974 18.6 24.7
1975 18.9 25
1976 19.2 25.3
1977 19.5 25.7
1978 19.7 26
1979 20 26.3
1980 20.3 26.5
1981 20.6 26.8
1982 20.9 27.2
1983 21.2 27.5
1984 21.4 27.9
1985 21.6 28.2
1986 21.8 28.6
1987 22.1 28.9
1988 22.3 29.2
1989 22.5 29.5
1990 22.7 29.7
1991 22.9 30.1
1992 23.2 30.4
1993 23.4 30.8
1994 23.6 31.2
1995 23.9 31.6
1996 24.1 31.9
1997 24.4 32.3
1998 24.7 32.7
1999 24.9 33
2000 25.2 33.3
2001 25.5 33.6
2002 25.9 33.9
2003 26.3 34.2
2004 26.7 34.4
2005 27 34.7
2006 27.4 35
2007 27.8 35.4
2008 28.2 35.7
2009 28.6 36
2010 29 36.3
2011 29.4 36.6
2012 29.8 36.9
2013 30.3 37.1
2014 30.7 37.5
2015 31.2 37.8
2016 31.7 38.2
2017 32.1 38.6
2018 32.6 39
2019 33 39.4
2020 33.5 39.7
2021 34 39.9
2022 34.5 40.1
2023 35.1 40.3
2024 35.6 40.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Costa Rica Montenegro
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$7.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
44%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.25%
2021
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.63%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-3.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.94%
2024
13.1%
2023
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
62.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.7%
2024
11.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.6
2025
63.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.2%
2024
24.7%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2024
2.1%
2021
Listed domestic companies
9
2022
112
2012
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.23B
2022
$3.79B
2012
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$1.74B
2024
Personal remittances received
$725M
2024
$855M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,146,500
2020
351,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.41%
2020
14.4%
2020
Banked people share
71.4%
2024
75.4%
2024

Energy

Costa Rica Montenegro
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,025 kg
2023
1,722 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.4
2023
$17.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.57 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.68 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.6%
2023
72.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.2%
2021
39.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
37.7%
2023
20.6%
2023
Net energy imports use share
60.4%
2023
24.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,206 kWh
2023
4,564 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
99.4%
2021
61.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
69.3%
2023
53.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Costa Rica Montenegro
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+967
2024
-1,686
2024
Urban population
83.2%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
6.01 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65
2025
64.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
73
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.7
2023
0.79
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.8
2019
7.6
2019
Visa free countries
144
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
98%
2021
99%
2021
English speaking
8.15%
2023
26%
2025
People using the Internet
85.4%
2023
88.9%
2024

Health

Costa Rica Montenegro
Government health expenditure per capita
$979
2022
$1,107
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$219.6
2022
$407
2022
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
77.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.64
2022
2.75
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
26.3 years
2010
Maternal mortality per 100K births
24
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.5
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
32.3%
2022
18.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
10.7%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
32%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.4 liters
2020
10.3 liters
2019

Territory

Costa Rica Montenegro
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.009%
2025
Land area per capita
3,843 sq mi
2024
8,324 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,534 sq mi
2025
1,017 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,907 sq mi
2025
3,193 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,129 mi
2017
4,823 mi
2010

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