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Costa Rica vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 126th vs. 164th).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Costa Rica Palestine
Population
5170484
5459557
Population rank 126/197 122/197
GDP
$95.4B
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 72/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$18,587
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 62/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,063
2024
$4,371
2024
Government debt
$57B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$11,106
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 51/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,322
2025
$7,705
2025
Land area
19,714 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.33
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
35.6 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Costa Rica and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Costa Rica

Palestine
Year GDP
Costa Rica Palestine
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 $2,843,300,000
1995 $11,578,594,260 $3,282,800,000
1996 $11,678,424,507 $3,409,600,000
1997 $12,614,602,382 $3,759,800,000
1998 $13,684,255,947 $4,067,800,000
1999 $14,254,866,285 $4,271,200,000
2000 $15,013,629,662 $4,313,600,000
2001 $15,976,174,337 $4,003,700,000
2002 $16,578,820,687 $3,555,800,000
2003 $17,271,760,507 $3,968,000,000
2004 $18,610,594,846 $4,603,100,000
2005 $20,040,642,477 $5,125,700,000
2006 $22,715,540,324 $5,348,300,000
2007 $26,884,700,709 $5,815,700,000
2008 $30,801,745,700 $7,310,400,000
2009 $30,745,714,313 $8,085,700,000
2010 $37,658,616,952 $9,681,500,000
2011 $42,762,613,699 $11,186,100,000
2012 $47,231,655,432 $12,208,400,000
2013 $50,949,668,842 $13,515,500,000
2014 $52,016,408,854 $13,989,700,000
2015 $56,441,920,821 $13,972,400,000
2016 $58,847,019,610 $15,405,400,000
2017 $60,516,044,657 $16,128,000,000
2018 $62,420,164,992 $16,276,600,000
2019 $64,417,670,521 $17,133,500,000
2020 $62,395,610,760 $15,531,700,000
2021 $64,960,725,734 $18,109,000,000
2022 $69,243,626,029 $19,165,500,000
2023 $86,497,941,439 $17,847,900,000
2024 $95,350,423,177 $13,711,100,000

Costa Rica and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Costa Rica

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Costa Rica Palestine
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 $1,202
1995 $3,275 $1,327
1996 $3,227 $1,317
1997 $3,408 $1,389
1998 $3,617 $1,465
1999 $3,691 $1,499
2000 $3,813 $1,476
2001 $3,985 $1,336
2002 $4,068 $1,156
2003 $4,173 $1,258
2004 $4,431 $1,422
2005 $4,703 $1,544
2006 $5,257 $1,570
2007 $6,138 $1,664
2008 $6,937 $2,035
2009 $6,833 $2,192
2010 $8,266 $2,557
2011 $9,276 $2,881
2012 $10,127 $3,067
2013 $10,803 $3,315
2014 $10,911 $3,352
2015 $11,715 $3,272
2016 $12,091 $3,528
2017 $12,317 $3,620
2018 $12,590 $3,562
2019 $12,885 $3,657
2020 $12,394 $3,234
2021 $12,838 $3,679
2022 $13,626 $3,800
2023 $16,942 $3,455
2024 $18,587 $2,592

Costa Rica vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Costa Rica

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Palestine
1950 57.5 45.7
1951 57.8 46
1952 58.1 46.3
1953 59.1 46.6
1954 59.9 46.9
1955 60.5 47.2
1956 61.2 47.6
1957 61.6 48
1958 62.3 48.4
1959 62.9 48.8
1960 63.5 49.3
1961 63.9 49.8
1962 64.2 50.4
1963 64.3 51
1964 64.5 51.6
1965 64.8 52.2
1966 65.1 52.8
1967 65.6 50.9
1968 65.8 54.1
1969 66.4 54.7
1970 66.8 55.4
1971 67.4 56
1972 68 56.7
1973 68.7 57.6
1974 69.4 58
1975 70.3 58.7
1976 70.9 59.4
1977 71.5 60.1
1978 72 60.8
1979 72.5 61.5
1980 73 62.2
1981 73.4 62.8
1982 73.9 63.5
1983 74.2 64.1
1984 74.6 64.7
1985 74.8 65.3
1986 74.9 65.7
1987 75.2 66.3
1988 75.5 66.7
1989 75.9 67.1
1990 76.1 67.8
1991 76.2 68.2
1992 76.4 68.5
1993 76.3 68.8
1994 76.3 69.3
1995 76.4 69.6
1996 76.4 70
1997 76.6 70.3
1998 76.9 70.6
1999 77.1 70.8
2000 77.3 70.3
2001 77.6 69.8
2002 77.9 70.9
2003 78.2 71
2004 78.5 71.1
2005 78.9 72
2006 79 71.8
2007 79.1 72.1
2008 79.2 72.2
2009 79.4 72.3
2010 79.4 73.3
2011 79.6 73.6
2012 79.9 73.7
2013 80.2 74.1
2014 80.2 72.8
2015 80.4 74.6
2016 80 74.9
2017 80 75.2
2018 80.1 75.4
2019 80.3 75.8
2020 79.7 75
2021 78.1 73.9
2022 79.3 76.7
2023 80.8 65.2
2024 81 69.2
2025 81.2 73.1

Costa Rica and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Costa Rica

Palestine
Year Population
Costa Rica Palestine
1960 1,327,496 -
1961 1,377,920 -
1962 1,429,445 -
1963 1,481,604 -
1964 1,533,960 -
1965 1,586,208 -
1966 1,638,116 -
1967 1,689,523 -
1968 1,739,731 -
1969 1,789,276 -
1970 1,838,949 -
1971 1,888,539 -
1972 1,938,248 -
1973 1,988,343 -
1974 2,039,643 -
1975 2,092,719 -
1976 2,147,774 -
1977 2,205,025 -
1978 2,264,510 -
1979 2,326,490 -
1980 2,390,633 -
1981 2,456,637 -
1982 2,524,806 -
1983 2,595,153 -
1984 2,667,595 -
1985 2,741,894 -
1986 2,817,216 -
1987 2,892,699 -
1988 2,968,103 -
1989 3,043,827 -
1990 3,121,706 1,978,248
1991 3,202,176 2,068,845
1992 3,284,258 2,163,591
1993 3,367,434 2,262,676
1994 3,451,122 2,366,298
1995 3,535,176 2,474,666
1996 3,619,013 2,587,997
1997 3,701,711 2,706,518
1998 3,782,838 2,776,568
1999 3,862,101 2,848,431
2000 3,937,739 2,922,153
2001 4,008,947 2,997,784
2002 4,075,705 3,075,373
2003 4,138,784 3,154,969
2004 4,200,078 3,236,626
2005 4,261,240 3,320,396
2006 4,321,340 3,406,334
2007 4,380,248 3,494,496
2008 4,440,056 3,591,977
2009 4,499,791 3,689,099
2010 4,555,962 3,786,161
2011 4,609,833 3,882,986
2012 4,663,934 3,979,998
2013 4,716,147 4,076,708
2014 4,767,119 4,173,398
2015 4,818,038 4,270,092
2016 4,866,998 4,367,088
2017 4,913,177 4,454,805
2018 4,957,818 4,569,087
2019 4,999,553 4,685,306
2020 5,034,320 4,803,269
2021 5,059,988 4,922,749
2022 5,081,765 5,043,612
2023 5,105,525 5,165,775
2024 5,129,910 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Palestine

Fertility rate
Costa Rica

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Costa Rica Palestine
1960 6.71 -
1961 6.65 -
1962 6.54 -
1963 6.39 -
1964 6.19 -
1965 5.96 -
1966 5.7 -
1967 5.42 -
1968 5.03 -
1969 4.84 -
1970 4.59 -
1971 4.36 -
1972 4.16 -
1973 3.99 -
1974 3.89 -
1975 3.8 -
1976 3.75 -
1977 3.7 -
1978 3.66 -
1979 3.65 -
1980 3.58 -
1981 3.56 -
1982 3.54 -
1983 3.53 -
1984 3.52 -
1985 3.51 -
1986 3.45 -
1987 3.38 -
1988 3.31 -
1989 3.24 -
1990 3.17 6.81
1991 3.08 6.75
1992 3 6.65
1993 2.93 6.5
1994 2.86 6.33
1995 2.78 6.16
1996 2.68 5.99
1997 2.59 5.82
1998 2.53 5.69
1999 2.48 5.58
2000 2.41 5.46
2001 2.31 5.34
2002 2.16 5.22
2003 2.08 5.06
2004 2.03 4.97
2005 2.04 4.87
2006 1.94 4.74
2007 1.95 4.63
2008 1.98 4.51
2009 1.95 4.44
2010 1.83 4.43
2011 1.88 4.31
2012 1.85 4.15
2013 1.78 4.05
2014 1.8 4
2015 1.8 3.98
2016 1.75 3.89
2017 1.71 3.77
2018 1.71 3.67
2019 1.6 3.59
2020 1.45 3.51
2021 1.35 3.44
2022 1.34 3.38
2023 1.33 3.31

Costa Rica and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Costa Rica

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Costa Rica Palestine
1960 16.8 -
1961 16.8 -
1962 16.7 -
1963 16.7 -
1964 16.7 -
1965 16.7 -
1966 16.8 -
1967 16.9 -
1968 17.1 -
1969 17.3 -
1970 17.6 -
1971 17.8 -
1972 18.1 -
1973 18.4 -
1974 18.6 -
1975 18.9 -
1976 19.2 -
1977 19.5 -
1978 19.7 -
1979 20 -
1980 20.3 -
1981 20.6 -
1982 20.9 -
1983 21.2 -
1984 21.4 -
1985 21.6 -
1986 21.8 -
1987 22.1 -
1988 22.3 -
1989 22.5 -
1990 22.7 15.4
1991 22.9 15.4
1992 23.2 15.4
1993 23.4 15.5
1994 23.6 15.5
1995 23.9 15.6
1996 24.1 15.7
1997 24.4 15.8
1998 24.7 15.9
1999 24.9 16
2000 25.2 16.2
2001 25.5 16.3
2002 25.9 16.5
2003 26.3 16.7
2004 26.7 16.9
2005 27 17.1
2006 27.4 17.4
2007 27.8 17.6
2008 28.2 17.9
2009 28.6 18.1
2010 29 18.4
2011 29.4 18.6
2012 29.8 18.9
2013 30.3 19.1
2014 30.7 19.4
2015 31.2 19.6
2016 31.7 19.8
2017 32.1 19.9
2018 32.6 20
2019 33 20.2
2020 33.5 20.3
2021 34 20.4
2022 34.5 20.6
2023 35.1 20.8
2024 35.6 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Costa Rica Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.25%
2021
5.43%
2021
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
6.94%
2024
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
19.7%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
68.6
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.2%
2024
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2024
2.5%
2023
Listed domestic companies
9
2022
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.23B
2022
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$725M
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,146,500
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.41%
2020
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
71.4%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Costa Rica Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,025 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.4
2023
n/a
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
n/a
Renewable energy use share
34.2%
2021
15.4%
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
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
69.3%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Costa Rica Palestine
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+967
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
83.2%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
73
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.7
2023
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.8
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
144
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
98%
2021
97.9%
2024
English speaking
8.15%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
85.4%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

Costa Rica Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$979
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$219.6
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.64
2022
2.17
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
24
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.5
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
32.3%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.4 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Costa Rica Palestine
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
3,843 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,534 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,907 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,129 mi
2017
n/a

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