Costa Rica vs North Korea statistics compared

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 126th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Costa Rica and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Costa Rica

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Costa Rica	North Korea
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	-
1998	$13,684,255,947	-
1999	$14,254,866,285	-
2000	$15,013,629,662	-
2001	$15,976,174,337	-
2002	$16,578,820,687	-
2003	$17,271,760,507	-
2004	$18,610,594,846	-
2005	$20,040,642,477	-
2006	$22,715,540,324	-
2007	$26,884,700,709	-
2008	$30,801,745,700	-
2009	$30,745,714,313	$23,356,470,000
2010	$37,658,616,952	$25,995,513,000
2011	$42,762,613,699	$29,005,020,000
2012	$47,231,655,432	$29,890,710,000
2013	$50,949,668,842	$30,588,922,000
2014	$52,016,408,854	$30,554,460,000
2015	$56,441,920,821	$30,723,030,000
2016	$58,847,019,610	$28,882,640,000
2017	$60,516,044,657	$29,105,440,000
2018	$62,420,164,992	$28,536,400,000
2019	$64,417,670,521	$28,222,880,000
2020	$62,395,610,760	$27,728,240,000
2021	$64,960,725,734	$32,301,720,000
2022	$69,243,626,029	$28,971,360,000
2023	$86,497,941,439	$32,155,360,000
2024	$95,350,423,177	$34,943,120,000

Costa Rica and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Costa Rica

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Costa Rica	North Korea
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	-
1998	$3,617	-
1999	$3,691	-
2000	$3,813	-
2001	$3,985	-
2002	$4,068	-
2003	$4,173	-
2004	$4,431	-
2005	$4,703	-
2006	$5,257	-
2007	$6,138	-
2008	$6,937	-
2009	$6,833	$939
2010	$8,266	$1,040
2011	$9,276	$1,156
2012	$10,127	$1,186
2013	$10,803	$1,208
2014	$10,911	$1,201
2015	$11,715	$1,201
2016	$12,091	$1,124
2017	$12,317	$1,127
2018	$12,590	$1,100
2019	$12,885	$1,084
2020	$12,394	$1,061
2021	$12,838	$1,231
2022	$13,626	$1,100
2023	$16,942	$1,217
2024	$18,587	$1,319

Costa Rica vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Costa Rica

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Costa Rica	North Korea
1950	57.5	14.2
1951	57.8	17.7
1952	58.1	32.8
1953	59.1	40.3
1954	59.9	50.6
1955	60.5	51.8
1956	61.2	52.8
1957	61.6	53.7
1958	62.3	54.5
1959	62.9	55.2
1960	63.5	55.8
1961	63.9	56.4
1962	64.2	57
1963	64.3	57.6
1964	64.5	58.2
1965	64.8	58.8
1966	65.1	59.4
1967	65.6	60.1
1968	65.8	60.8
1969	66.4	61.4
1970	66.8	62
1971	67.4	62.7
1972	68	63.3
1973	68.7	63.8
1974	69.4	64.3
1975	70.3	64.8
1976	70.9	65.3
1977	71.5	65.8
1978	72	66.3
1979	72.5	66.7
1980	73	67.2
1981	73.4	67.7
1982	73.9	68.1
1983	74.2	68.5
1984	74.6	68.9
1985	74.8	69.2
1986	74.9	69.5
1987	75.2	69.8
1988	75.5	70.1
1989	75.9	70.3
1990	76.1	70.5
1991	76.2	70.7
1992	76.4	71
1993	76.3	70.8
1994	76.3	70.5
1995	76.4	60.8
1996	76.4	60.8
1997	76.6	60.9
1998	76.9	60.9
1999	77.1	60.9
2000	77.3	60.9
2001	77.6	60.9
2002	77.9	60.9
2003	78.2	69.4
2004	78.5	69.3
2005	78.9	69.2
2006	79	69.1
2007	79.1	69
2008	79.2	69.3
2009	79.4	69.7
2010	79.4	70.2
2011	79.6	70.8
2012	79.9	71.3
2013	80.2	71.9
2014	80.2	72.5
2015	80.4	72.8
2016	80	73
2017	80	73
2018	80.1	73
2019	80.3	72.9
2020	79.7	72.8
2021	78.1	73.4
2022	79.3	73.6
2023	80.8	73.6
2024	81	73.7
2025	81.2	73.9

Costa Rica and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Costa Rica

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Costa Rica	North Korea
1960	1,327,496	11,722,953
1961	1,377,920	11,990,713
1962	1,429,445	12,262,882
1963	1,481,604	12,567,057
1964	1,533,960	12,889,770
1965	1,586,208	13,219,369
1966	1,638,116	13,569,094
1967	1,689,523	13,958,350
1968	1,739,731	14,365,596
1969	1,789,276	14,767,615
1970	1,838,949	15,172,775
1971	1,888,539	15,572,457
1972	1,938,248	15,975,069
1973	1,988,343	16,350,367
1974	2,039,643	16,673,121
1975	2,092,719	16,971,055
1976	2,147,774	17,243,450
1977	2,205,025	17,492,798
1978	2,264,510	17,735,995
1979	2,326,490	17,983,470
1980	2,390,633	18,236,786
1981	2,456,637	18,501,295
1982	2,524,806	18,776,357
1983	2,595,153	19,054,034
1984	2,667,595	19,335,043
1985	2,741,894	19,620,388
1986	2,817,216	19,910,855
1987	2,892,699	20,205,483
1988	2,968,103	20,503,161
1989	3,043,827	20,804,367
1990	3,121,706	21,112,137
1991	3,202,176	21,428,638
1992	3,284,258	21,750,911
1993	3,367,434	22,073,352
1994	3,451,122	22,393,975
1995	3,535,176	22,669,304
1996	3,619,013	22,895,746
1997	3,701,711	23,110,830
1998	3,782,838	23,311,564
1999	3,862,101	23,497,599
2000	3,937,739	23,665,910
2001	4,008,947	23,815,358
2002	4,075,705	23,943,973
2003	4,138,784	24,090,380
2004	4,200,078	24,254,943
2005	4,261,240	24,396,433
2006	4,321,340	24,524,507
2007	4,380,248	24,646,383
2008	4,440,056	24,764,618
2009	4,499,791	24,878,332
2010	4,555,962	24,987,258
2011	4,609,833	25,097,874
2012	4,663,934	25,211,728
2013	4,716,147	25,329,451
2014	4,767,119	25,451,262
2015	4,818,038	25,575,350
2016	4,866,998	25,698,326
2017	4,913,177	25,817,709
2018	4,957,818	25,931,147
2019	4,999,553	26,037,632
2020	5,034,320	26,136,312
2021	5,059,988	26,232,534
2022	5,081,765	26,328,845
2023	5,105,525	26,418,204
2024	5,129,910	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and North Korea

Fertility rate

Costa Rica

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Costa Rica	North Korea
1960	6.71	3.57
1961	6.65	3.26
1962	6.54	3.41
1963	6.39	3.63
1964	6.19	3.55
1965	5.96	3.56
1966	5.7	3.71
1967	5.42	4.05
1968	5.03	3.87
1969	4.84	3.86
1970	4.59	3.85
1971	4.36	3.74
1972	4.16	3.89
1973	3.99	3.35
1974	3.89	3.14
1975	3.8	3.05
1976	3.75	2.84
1977	3.7	2.77
1978	3.66	2.79
1979	3.65	2.85
1980	3.58	2.84
1981	3.56	2.92
1982	3.54	2.85
1983	3.53	2.78
1984	3.52	2.71
1985	3.51	2.65
1986	3.45	2.59
1987	3.38	2.53
1988	3.31	2.47
1989	3.24	2.41
1990	3.17	2.39
1991	3.08	2.35
1992	3	2.29
1993	2.93	2.22
1994	2.86	2.18
1995	2.78	2.15
1996	2.68	2.09
1997	2.59	2.03
1998	2.53	1.99
1999	2.48	1.97
2000	2.41	1.94
2001	2.31	1.94
2002	2.16	1.92
2003	2.08	1.91
2004	2.03	1.9
2005	2.04	1.87
2006	1.94	1.94
2007	1.95	1.94
2008	1.98	1.97
2009	1.95	1.91
2010	1.83	1.89
2011	1.88	1.88
2012	1.85	1.88
2013	1.78	1.88
2014	1.8	1.87
2015	1.8	1.86
2016	1.75	1.86
2017	1.71	1.85
2018	1.71	1.83
2019	1.6	1.83
2020	1.45	1.82
2021	1.35	1.81
2022	1.34	1.8
2023	1.33	1.78

Costa Rica and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Costa Rica

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Costa Rica	North Korea
1960	16.8	19.9
1961	16.8	20.2
1962	16.7	20.6
1963	16.7	20.8
1964	16.7	21
1965	16.7	21.2
1966	16.8	21.3
1967	16.9	21.4
1968	17.1	21.4
1969	17.3	21.4
1970	17.6	21.4
1971	17.8	21.2
1972	18.1	20.9
1973	18.4	20.7
1974	18.6	20.7
1975	18.9	20.9
1976	19.2	21.1
1977	19.5	21.4
1978	19.7	21.8
1979	20	22.2
1980	20.3	22.5
1981	20.6	22.8
1982	20.9	23.1
1983	21.2	23.5
1984	21.4	23.9
1985	21.6	24.2
1986	21.8	24.5
1987	22.1	24.8
1988	22.3	25.1
1989	22.5	25.6
1990	22.7	26
1991	22.9	26.4
1992	23.2	26.8
1993	23.4	27.2
1994	23.6	27.6
1995	23.9	28
1996	24.1	28.3
1997	24.4	28.8
1998	24.7	29.2
1999	24.9	29.6
2000	25.2	30.1
2001	25.5	30.5
2002	25.9	31
2003	26.3	31.4
2004	26.7	31.8
2005	27	32.1
2006	27.4	32.5
2007	27.8	32.9
2008	28.2	33.3
2009	28.6	33.7
2010	29	34
2011	29.4	34.3
2012	29.8	34.5
2013	30.3	34.7
2014	30.7	35
2015	31.2	35.2
2016	31.7	35.4
2017	32.1	35.7
2018	32.6	35.9
2019	33	36.2
2020	33.5	36.4
2021	34	36.6
2022	34.5	36.8
2023	35.1	37.1
2024	35.6	37.3

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