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Costa Rica vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 126th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Costa Rica North Macedonia
Population
5170484
1783115
Population rank 126/197 150/197
GDP
$95.4B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 72/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$18,587
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 62/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,063
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$57B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,106
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 51/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,322
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
19,714 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.33
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
35.6 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Costa Rica and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Costa Rica

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Costa Rica North Macedonia
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 $4,699,646,643
1991 $7,215,725,487 $4,938,775,510
1992 $8,579,754,758 $2,436,849,342
1993 $9,564,815,975 $2,682,456,897
1994 $10,489,903,725 $3,559,608,640
1995 $11,578,594,260 $4,707,041,315
1996 $11,678,424,507 $4,642,021,256
1997 $12,614,602,382 $3,912,986,091
1998 $13,684,255,947 $3,765,745,023
1999 $14,254,866,285 $3,863,619,285
2000 $15,013,629,662 $3,772,859,034
2001 $15,976,174,337 $3,709,636,031
2002 $16,578,820,687 $4,018,365,747
2003 $17,271,760,507 $4,946,296,599
2004 $18,610,594,846 $5,682,784,472
2005 $20,040,642,477 $6,258,602,873
2006 $22,715,540,324 $6,861,226,972
2007 $26,884,700,709 $8,336,474,974
2008 $30,801,745,700 $9,909,552,435
2009 $30,745,714,313 $9,401,736,825
2010 $37,658,616,952 $9,407,170,321
2011 $42,762,613,699 $10,494,626,768
2012 $47,231,655,432 $9,745,261,301
2013 $50,949,668,842 $10,817,702,346
2014 $52,016,408,854 $11,362,265,253
2015 $56,441,920,821 $10,064,519,963
2016 $58,847,019,610 $10,672,467,073
2017 $60,516,044,657 $11,307,067,070
2018 $62,420,164,992 $12,683,068,114
2019 $64,417,670,521 $12,606,338,449
2020 $62,395,610,760 $12,361,036,914
2021 $64,960,725,734 $14,000,283,827
2022 $69,243,626,029 $13,932,436,550
2023 $86,497,941,439 $15,763,604,288
2024 $95,350,423,177 $16,685,236,492

Costa Rica and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Costa Rica

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Costa Rica North Macedonia
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 $2,277
1991 $2,253 $2,402
1992 $2,612 $1,199
1993 $2,840 $1,337
1994 $3,040 $1,786
1995 $3,275 $2,355
1996 $3,227 $2,307
1997 $3,408 $1,960
1998 $3,617 $1,876
1999 $3,691 $1,915
2000 $3,813 $1,862
2001 $3,985 $1,823
2002 $4,068 $1,989
2003 $4,173 $2,445
2004 $4,431 $2,819
2005 $4,703 $3,121
2006 $5,257 $3,440
2007 $6,138 $4,204
2008 $6,937 $5,026
2009 $6,833 $4,800
2010 $8,266 $4,833
2011 $9,276 $5,417
2012 $10,127 $5,050
2013 $10,803 $5,626
2014 $10,911 $5,925
2015 $11,715 $5,263
2016 $12,091 $5,598
2017 $12,317 $5,955
2018 $12,590 $6,714
2019 $12,885 $6,719
2020 $12,394 $6,660
2021 $12,838 $7,621
2022 $13,626 $7,606
2023 $16,942 $8,624
2024 $18,587 $9,310

Costa Rica vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Costa Rica

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica North Macedonia
1950 57.5 50.6
1951 57.8 48.5
1952 58.1 52.5
1953 59.1 53.2
1954 59.9 55.7
1955 60.5 55.4
1956 61.2 58.5
1957 61.6 55.7
1958 62.3 60.3
1959 62.9 59.5
1960 63.5 60.5
1961 63.9 61.8
1962 64.2 59.3
1963 64.3 61.4
1964 64.5 61.5
1965 64.8 62.6
1966 65.1 63.5
1967 65.6 63.8
1968 65.8 64.6
1969 66.4 64
1970 66.8 65
1971 67.4 65.2
1972 68 65.6
1973 68.7 67.1
1974 69.4 67.1
1975 70.3 67.3
1976 70.9 67.9
1977 71.5 68.2
1978 72 69.1
1979 72.5 69.2
1980 73 69.1
1981 73.4 69.4
1982 73.9 69.8
1983 74.2 69.7
1984 74.6 70.2
1985 74.8 70.2
1986 74.9 70.3
1987 75.2 70.4
1988 75.5 70.5
1989 75.9 71.1
1990 76.1 71.3
1991 76.2 71.8
1992 76.4 71.3
1993 76.3 71.7
1994 76.3 71.5
1995 76.4 72
1996 76.4 71.9
1997 76.6 71.9
1998 76.9 71.8
1999 77.1 72.3
2000 77.3 72.6
2001 77.6 73
2002 77.9 72.7
2003 78.2 73
2004 78.5 73.4
2005 78.9 73.6
2006 79 73.8
2007 79.1 73.7
2008 79.2 74.4
2009 79.4 74.5
2010 79.4 75
2011 79.6 75.1
2012 79.9 75
2013 80.2 75.6
2014 80.2 75.6
2015 80.4 75.6
2016 80 75.6
2017 80 76.2
2018 80.1 76.9
2019 80.3 76.8
2020 79.7 74.5
2021 78.1 73.3
2022 79.3 76.6
2023 80.8 77.4
2024 81 77.5
2025 81.2 77.7

Costa Rica and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Costa Rica

North Macedonia
Year Population
Costa Rica North Macedonia
1960 1,327,496 1,435,059
1961 1,377,920 1,455,171
1962 1,429,445 1,471,745
1963 1,481,604 1,488,737
1964 1,533,960 1,510,900
1965 1,586,208 1,533,466
1966 1,638,116 1,557,349
1967 1,689,523 1,582,492
1968 1,739,731 1,608,930
1969 1,789,276 1,636,345
1970 1,838,949 1,664,208
1971 1,888,539 1,691,216
1972 1,938,248 1,717,395
1973 1,988,343 1,743,816
1974 2,039,643 1,770,545
1975 2,092,719 1,797,972
1976 2,147,774 1,825,830
1977 2,205,025 1,853,138
1978 2,264,510 1,879,847
1979 2,326,490 1,906,523
1980 2,390,633 1,933,038
1981 2,456,637 1,959,065
1982 2,524,806 1,978,956
1983 2,595,153 1,991,901
1984 2,667,595 2,003,399
1985 2,741,894 2,014,331
1986 2,817,216 2,024,732
1987 2,892,699 2,035,157
1988 2,968,103 2,045,737
1989 3,043,827 2,055,649
1990 3,121,706 2,063,689
1991 3,202,176 2,055,994
1992 3,284,258 2,032,523
1993 3,367,434 2,006,854
1994 3,451,122 1,992,666
1995 3,535,176 1,998,534
1996 3,619,013 2,012,553
1997 3,701,711 1,996,869
1998 3,782,838 2,007,523
1999 3,862,101 2,017,142
2000 3,937,739 2,026,350
2001 4,008,947 2,034,882
2002 4,075,705 2,020,157
2003 4,138,784 2,022,725
2004 4,200,078 2,016,186
2005 4,261,240 2,005,330
2006 4,321,340 1,994,287
2007 4,380,248 1,982,933
2008 4,440,056 1,971,493
2009 4,499,791 1,958,782
2010 4,555,962 1,946,298
2011 4,609,833 1,937,398
2012 4,663,934 1,929,821
2013 4,716,147 1,922,716
2014 4,767,119 1,917,557
2015 4,818,038 1,912,430
2016 4,866,998 1,906,313
2017 4,913,177 1,898,657
2018 4,957,818 1,889,051
2019 4,999,553 1,876,262
2020 5,034,320 1,856,124
2021 5,059,988 1,837,114
2022 5,081,765 1,831,712
2023 5,105,525 1,827,816
2024 5,129,910 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Costa Rica

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Costa Rica North Macedonia
1960 6.71 3.83
1961 6.65 3.62
1962 6.54 3.5
1963 6.39 3.62
1964 6.19 3.56
1965 5.96 3.52
1966 5.7 3.43
1967 5.42 3.33
1968 5.03 3.22
1969 4.84 3.1
1970 4.59 3.01
1971 4.36 2.93
1972 4.16 2.87
1973 3.99 2.72
1974 3.89 2.7
1975 3.8 2.69
1976 3.75 2.62
1977 3.7 2.49
1978 3.66 2.42
1979 3.65 2.4
1980 3.58 2.36
1981 3.56 2.29
1982 3.54 2.29
1983 3.53 2.25
1984 3.52 2.24
1985 3.51 2.25
1986 3.45 2.25
1987 3.38 2.32
1988 3.31 2.32
1989 3.24 2.25
1990 3.17 2.27
1991 3.08 2.31
1992 3 2.28
1993 2.93 2.26
1994 2.86 2.23
1995 2.78 2.13
1996 2.68 2.06
1997 2.59 1.92
1998 2.53 1.89
1999 2.48 1.77
2000 2.41 1.86
2001 2.31 1.73
2002 2.16 1.79
2003 2.08 1.75
2004 2.03 1.52
2005 2.04 1.5
2006 1.94 1.46
2007 1.95 1.46
2008 1.98 1.47
2009 1.95 1.5
2010 1.83 1.6
2011 1.88 1.46
2012 1.85 1.5
2013 1.78 1.5
2014 1.8 1.5
2015 1.8 1.49
2016 1.75 1.5
2017 1.71 1.43
2018 1.71 1.42
2019 1.6 1.34
2020 1.45 1.31
2021 1.35 1.6
2022 1.34 1.6
2023 1.33 1.5

Costa Rica and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Costa Rica

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Costa Rica North Macedonia
1960 16.8 21.8
1961 16.8 21.8
1962 16.7 21.9
1963 16.7 21.9
1964 16.7 21.9
1965 16.7 21.9
1966 16.8 22
1967 16.9 22.2
1968 17.1 22.4
1969 17.3 22.6
1970 17.6 22.8
1971 17.8 23.1
1972 18.1 23.3
1973 18.4 23.6
1974 18.6 23.9
1975 18.9 24.2
1976 19.2 24.5
1977 19.5 24.8
1978 19.7 25.2
1979 20 25.5
1980 20.3 25.9
1981 20.6 26.2
1982 20.9 26.5
1983 21.2 26.8
1984 21.4 27.2
1985 21.6 27.5
1986 21.8 27.8
1987 22.1 28
1988 22.3 28.3
1989 22.5 28.6
1990 22.7 28.9
1991 22.9 29.2
1992 23.2 29.6
1993 23.4 29.9
1994 23.6 30.3
1995 23.9 30.5
1996 24.1 30.8
1997 24.4 31
1998 24.7 31.2
1999 24.9 31.5
2000 25.2 31.9
2001 25.5 32.2
2002 25.9 32.6
2003 26.3 32.8
2004 26.7 33.2
2005 27 33.5
2006 27.4 33.9
2007 27.8 34.3
2008 28.2 34.7
2009 28.6 35.1
2010 29 35.5
2011 29.4 36
2012 29.8 36.4
2013 30.3 36.9
2014 30.7 37.3
2015 31.2 37.8
2016 31.7 38.3
2017 32.1 38.8
2018 32.6 39.4
2019 33 39.9
2020 33.5 40.3
2021 34 40.7
2022 34.5 40.9
2023 35.1 41.3
2024 35.6 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Costa Rica North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.25%
2021
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.94%
2024
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.7%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.6
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.2%
2024
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2024
1.9%
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
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$725M
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,146,500
2020
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.41%
2020
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
71.4%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

Costa Rica North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,025 kg
2023
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.4
2023
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.57 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.68 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.6%
2023
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.2%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
37.7%
2023
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
60.4%
2023
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,206 kWh
2023
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
99.4%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
69.3%
2023
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Costa Rica North Macedonia
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+967
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
83.2%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
73
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.7
2023
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.8
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
144
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
98%
2021
97.6%
2012
English speaking
8.15%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
85.4%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Costa Rica North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$979
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$219.6
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.64
2022
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
24
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.5
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
32.3%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.4 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Costa Rica North Macedonia
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,843 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,534 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,907 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,129 mi
2017
8,812 mi
2017

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