Costa Rica vs Palau statistics compared

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 126th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Costa Rica and Palau: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Palau economies compared

GDP

Costa Rica

Palau

Table

Year	GDP
	Costa Rica	Palau
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	$11,563,041
1971	$1,077,147,538	$12,706,874
1972	$1,238,251,696	$13,956,474
1973	$1,528,925,846	$15,331,889
1974	$1,666,544,754	$16,848,759
1975	$1,960,863,466	$18,521,112
1976	$2,412,555,426	$20,364,420
1977	$3,072,427,013	$22,308,104
1978	$3,523,208,810	$24,530,015
1979	$4,035,519,323	$27,004,251
1980	$4,831,447,001	$29,728,054
1981	$2,623,803,096	$32,726,594
1982	$2,606,623,555	$36,027,583
1983	$3,146,772,631	$39,661,530
1984	$3,660,477,856	$44,814,259
1985	$3,919,203,960	$51,030,637
1986	$4,418,983,871	$58,109,314
1987	$4,532,952,047	$66,169,905
1988	$4,614,629,898	$75,348,615
1989	$5,251,025,767	$85,800,543
1990	$5,711,687,787	$97,702,303
1991	$7,215,725,487	$106,555,300
1992	$8,579,754,758	$104,771,300
1993	$9,564,815,975	$96,455,700
1994	$10,489,903,725	$106,138,500
1995	$11,578,594,260	$121,018,500
1996	$11,678,424,507	$137,494,600
1997	$12,614,602,382	$143,860,800
1998	$13,684,255,947	$149,079,600
1999	$14,254,866,285	$144,206,500
2000	$15,013,629,662	$149,535,800
2001	$15,976,174,337	$159,453,500
2002	$16,578,820,687	$162,665,500
2003	$17,271,760,507	$154,559,900
2004	$18,610,594,846	$166,391,600
2005	$20,040,642,477	$191,048,400
2006	$22,715,540,324	$193,679,700
2007	$26,884,700,709	$200,903,600
2008	$30,801,745,700	$201,167,300
2009	$30,745,714,313	$189,998,000
2010	$37,658,616,952	$188,174,300
2011	$42,762,613,699	$198,873,900
2012	$47,231,655,432	$215,762,400
2013	$50,949,668,842	$225,345,700
2014	$52,016,408,854	$243,156,500
2015	$56,441,920,821	$278,824,800
2016	$58,847,019,610	$298,323,500
2017	$60,516,044,657	$285,600,000
2018	$62,420,164,992	$288,546,300
2019	$64,417,670,521	$281,941,600
2020	$62,395,610,760	$258,990,800
2021	$64,960,725,734	$235,752,900
2022	$69,243,626,029	$255,591,100
2023	$86,497,941,439	$281,849,100
2024	$95,350,423,177	-

Costa Rica and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita

Costa Rica

Palau

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Costa Rica	Palau
1960	$382	-
1961	$356	-
1962	$335	-
1963	$346	-
1964	$354	-
1965	$374	-
1966	$395	-
1967	$414	-
1968	$445	-
1969	$477	-
1970	$536	$1,017
1971	$570	$1,081
1972	$639	$1,145
1973	$769	$1,221
1974	$817	$1,328
1975	$937	$1,464
1976	$1,123	$1,616
1977	$1,393	$1,781
1978	$1,556	$1,972
1979	$1,735	$2,189
1980	$2,021	$2,423
1981	$1,068	$2,639
1982	$1,032	$2,838
1983	$1,213	$3,049
1984	$1,372	$3,360
1985	$1,429	$3,728
1986	$1,569	$4,144
1987	$1,567	$4,616
1988	$1,555	$5,145
1989	$1,725	$5,741
1990	$1,830	$6,403
1991	$2,253	$6,824
1992	$2,612	$6,553
1993	$2,840	$5,892
1994	$3,040	$6,329
1995	$3,275	$7,038
1996	$3,227	$7,788
1997	$3,408	$7,945
1998	$3,617	$8,048
1999	$3,691	$7,630
2000	$3,813	$7,797
2001	$3,985	$8,240
2002	$4,068	$8,341
2003	$4,173	$7,862
2004	$4,431	$8,395
2005	$4,703	$9,640
2006	$5,257	$9,885
2007	$6,138	$10,408
2008	$6,937	$10,583
2009	$6,833	$10,155
2010	$8,266	$10,229
2011	$9,276	$11,001
2012	$10,127	$12,145
2013	$10,803	$12,769
2014	$10,911	$13,726
2015	$11,715	$15,691
2016	$12,091	$16,763
2017	$12,317	$16,034
2018	$12,590	$16,198
2019	$12,885	$15,841
2020	$12,394	$14,557
2021	$12,838	$13,257
2022	$13,626	$14,392
2023	$16,942	$15,899
2024	$18,587	-

Costa Rica vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Costa Rica

Palau

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Costa Rica	Palau
1950	57.5	52.7
1951	57.8	52.9
1952	58.1	53.1
1953	59.1	53.3
1954	59.9	53.5
1955	60.5	53.7
1956	61.2	53.9
1957	61.6	54.1
1958	62.3	54.4
1959	62.9	54.6
1960	63.5	54.9
1961	63.9	55.1
1962	64.2	55.4
1963	64.3	55.6
1964	64.5	55.8
1965	64.8	55.9
1966	65.1	56.2
1967	65.6	56.5
1968	65.8	56.9
1969	66.4	57.3
1970	66.8	57.7
1971	67.4	58.1
1972	68	58.6
1973	68.7	59
1974	69.4	59.5
1975	70.3	60
1976	70.9	60.5
1977	71.5	60.9
1978	72	61.3
1979	72.5	61.6
1980	73	61.9
1981	73.4	62.1
1982	73.9	62.3
1983	74.2	62.5
1984	74.6	62.6
1985	74.8	62.7
1986	74.9	62.8
1987	75.2	62.8
1988	75.5	62.8
1989	75.9	62.8
1990	76.1	62.8
1991	76.2	62.8
1992	76.4	62.9
1993	76.3	63
1994	76.3	63.1
1995	76.4	63.3
1996	76.4	63.5
1997	76.6	63.7
1998	76.9	64
1999	77.1	64.2
2000	77.3	64.5
2001	77.6	64.8
2002	77.9	65.1
2003	78.2	65.4
2004	78.5	65.8
2005	78.9	66.2
2006	79	66.6
2007	79.1	67.1
2008	79.2	67.6
2009	79.4	68
2010	79.4	68.3
2011	79.6	68.6
2012	79.9	68.9
2013	80.2	69
2014	80.2	69.1
2015	80.4	69.1
2016	80	69
2017	80	69
2018	80.1	69
2019	80.3	69
2020	79.7	68.7
2021	78.1	68.6
2022	79.3	68.9
2023	80.8	69.3
2024	81	69.4
2025	81.2	69.5

Costa Rica and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population

Costa Rica

Palau

Table

Year	Population
	Costa Rica	Palau
1960	1,327,496	9,328
1961	1,377,920	9,555
1962	1,429,445	9,793
1963	1,481,604	10,037
1964	1,533,960	10,292
1965	1,586,208	10,547
1966	1,638,116	10,805
1967	1,689,523	10,988
1968	1,739,731	11,080
1969	1,789,276	11,159
1970	1,838,949	11,368
1971	1,888,539	11,759
1972	1,938,248	12,194
1973	1,988,343	12,552
1974	2,039,643	12,687
1975	2,092,719	12,655
1976	2,147,774	12,598
1977	2,205,025	12,525
1978	2,264,510	12,440
1979	2,326,490	12,337
1980	2,390,633	12,271
1981	2,456,637	12,402
1982	2,524,806	12,694
1983	2,595,153	13,006
1984	2,667,595	13,337
1985	2,741,894	13,688
1986	2,817,216	14,024
1987	2,892,699	14,334
1988	2,968,103	14,645
1989	3,043,827	14,945
1990	3,121,706	15,259
1991	3,202,176	15,614
1992	3,284,258	15,989
1993	3,367,434	16,372
1994	3,451,122	16,770
1995	3,535,176	17,195
1996	3,619,013	17,654
1997	3,701,711	18,108
1998	3,782,838	18,524
1999	3,862,101	18,901
2000	3,937,739	19,178
2001	4,008,947	19,352
2002	4,075,705	19,503
2003	4,138,784	19,659
2004	4,200,078	19,820
2005	4,261,240	19,819
2006	4,321,340	19,593
2007	4,380,248	19,302
2008	4,440,056	19,009
2009	4,499,791	18,709
2010	4,555,962	18,396
2011	4,609,833	18,078
2012	4,663,934	17,765
2013	4,716,147	17,648
2014	4,767,119	17,715
2015	4,818,038	17,770
2016	4,866,998	17,797
2017	4,913,177	17,812
2018	4,957,818	17,814
2019	4,999,553	17,798
2020	5,034,320	17,792
2021	5,059,988	17,783
2022	5,081,765	17,759
2023	5,105,525	17,727
2024	5,129,910	17,695

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Palau

Fertility rate

Costa Rica

Palau

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Costa Rica	Palau
1960	6.71	7.19
1961	6.65	7.17
1962	6.54	7.15
1963	6.39	7.12
1964	6.19	7.08
1965	5.96	7.01
1966	5.7	6.93
1967	5.42	6.84
1968	5.03	6.71
1969	4.84	6.58
1970	4.59	6.39
1971	4.36	6.16
1972	4.16	5.9
1973	3.99	5.59
1974	3.89	5.26
1975	3.8	4.9
1976	3.75	4.53
1977	3.7	4.09
1978	3.66	3.74
1979	3.65	3.49
1980	3.58	3.35
1981	3.56	3.28
1982	3.54	3.22
1983	3.53	3.14
1984	3.52	3.08
1985	3.51	3.01
1986	3.45	2.98
1987	3.38	2.93
1988	3.31	2.91
1989	3.24	2.92
1990	3.17	2.88
1991	3.08	2.74
1992	3	2.71
1993	2.93	2.73
1994	2.86	2.66
1995	2.78	2.55
1996	2.68	2.39
1997	2.59	2.19
1998	2.53	2.01
1999	2.48	1.91
2000	2.41	1.82
2001	2.31	1.87
2002	2.16	1.92
2003	2.08	1.96
2004	2.03	1.99
2005	2.04	2.02
2006	1.94	2
2007	1.95	1.97
2008	1.98	1.95
2009	1.95	1.94
2010	1.83	1.94
2011	1.88	1.97
2012	1.85	2.01
2013	1.78	2.05
2014	1.8	2.03
2015	1.8	2
2016	1.75	2.06
2017	1.71	2.02
2018	1.71	1.97
2019	1.6	1.98
2020	1.45	1.97
2021	1.35	1.95
2022	1.34	1.93
2023	1.33	1.91

Costa Rica and Palau demographics compared

Median age

Costa Rica

Palau

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Costa Rica	Palau
1960	16.8	16.7
1961	16.8	16.1
1962	16.7	15.5
1963	16.7	15.1
1964	16.7	15
1965	16.7	14.9
1966	16.8	14.9
1967	16.9	15.2
1968	17.1	15.7
1969	17.3	16.1
1970	17.6	16.5
1971	17.8	16.6
1972	18.1	16.6
1973	18.4	16.8
1974	18.6	17.1
1975	18.9	17.4
1976	19.2	17.8
1977	19.5	18.1
1978	19.7	18.3
1979	20	18.6
1980	20.3	18.9
1981	20.6	19.3
1982	20.9	19.9
1983	21.2	20.5
1984	21.4	21.1
1985	21.6	21.6
1986	21.8	22.2
1987	22.1	23.1
1988	22.3	24
1989	22.5	24.9
1990	22.7	25.6
1991	22.9	26
1992	23.2	26.4
1993	23.4	26.9
1994	23.6	27.4
1995	23.9	27.8
1996	24.1	28.3
1997	24.4	28.8
1998	24.7	29.4
1999	24.9	30.2
2000	25.2	30.8
2001	25.5	31.2
2002	25.9	31.5
2003	26.3	31.8
2004	26.7	32
2005	27	32.3
2006	27.4	32.7
2007	27.8	33.1
2008	28.2	33.5
2009	28.6	33.9
2010	29	34.2
2011	29.4	34.6
2012	29.8	35
2013	30.3	35.3
2014	30.7	35.6
2015	31.2	36
2016	31.7	36.3
2017	32.1	36.7
2018	32.6	37
2019	33	37.4
2020	33.5	37.8
2021	34	38.1
2022	34.5	38.5
2023	35.1	38.8
2024	35.6	39.2

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