Costa Rica vs Saint Lucia statistics compared

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 180K in Saint Lucia (ranked 178/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 235.5 sq mi for Saint Lucia (ranked 126th vs. 178th).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182).

Costa Rica and Saint Lucia: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP

Costa Rica

Saint Lucia

Table

Year	GDP
	Costa Rica	Saint Lucia
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	$170,370,370
1981	$2,623,803,096	$194,444,444
1982	$2,606,623,555	$183,333,333
1983	$3,146,772,631	$197,037,037
1984	$3,660,477,856	$251,481,481
1985	$3,919,203,960	$284,444,444
1986	$4,418,983,871	$340,000,000
1987	$4,532,952,047	$375,555,556
1988	$4,614,629,898	$429,629,630
1989	$5,251,025,767	$486,666,667
1990	$5,711,687,787	$579,629,630
1991	$7,215,725,487	$613,703,704
1992	$8,579,754,758	$674,074,074
1993	$9,564,815,975	$684,814,815
1994	$10,489,903,725	$713,703,704
1995	$11,578,594,260	$762,962,963
1996	$11,678,424,507	$788,888,889
1997	$12,614,602,382	$805,925,926
1998	$13,684,255,947	$877,407,407
1999	$14,254,866,285	$921,851,852
2000	$15,013,629,662	$932,592,593
2001	$15,976,174,337	$892,592,593
2002	$16,578,820,687	$900,000,000
2003	$17,271,760,507	$987,407,407
2004	$18,610,594,846	$1,066,666,667
2005	$20,040,642,477	$1,135,555,556
2006	$22,715,540,324	$1,268,319,185
2007	$26,884,700,709	$1,336,088,815
2008	$30,801,745,700	$1,437,731,111
2009	$30,745,714,313	$1,401,507,889
2010	$37,658,616,952	$1,482,385,185
2011	$42,762,613,699	$1,568,370,370
2012	$47,231,655,432	$1,598,207,407
2013	$50,949,668,842	$1,660,392,593
2014	$52,016,408,854	$1,749,185,185
2015	$56,441,920,821	$1,807,640,741
2016	$58,847,019,610	$1,868,544,444
2017	$60,516,044,657	$1,998,503,704
2018	$62,420,164,992	$2,060,955,556
2019	$64,417,670,521	$2,095,344,444
2020	$62,395,610,760	$1,499,274,074
2021	$64,960,725,734	$1,867,185,185
2022	$69,243,626,029	$2,342,714,815
2023	$86,497,941,439	$2,430,166,667
2024	$95,350,423,177	$2,549,062,963

Costa Rica and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP per capita

Costa Rica

Saint Lucia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Costa Rica	Saint Lucia
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	$1,428
1981	$1,068	$1,605
1982	$1,032	$1,489
1983	$1,213	$1,576
1984	$1,372	$1,979
1985	$1,429	$2,202
1986	$1,569	$2,591
1987	$1,567	$2,819
1988	$1,555	$3,182
1989	$1,725	$3,565
1990	$1,830	$4,205
1991	$2,253	$4,399
1992	$2,612	$4,760
1993	$2,840	$4,765
1994	$3,040	$4,892
1995	$3,275	$5,148
1996	$3,227	$5,244
1997	$3,408	$5,282
1998	$3,617	$5,673
1999	$3,691	$5,883
2000	$3,813	$5,880
2001	$3,985	$5,570
2002	$4,068	$5,568
2003	$4,173	$6,059
2004	$4,431	$6,495
2005	$4,703	$6,863
2006	$5,257	$7,611
2007	$6,138	$7,964
2008	$6,937	$8,517
2009	$6,833	$8,251
2010	$8,266	$8,674
2011	$9,276	$9,129
2012	$10,127	$9,260
2013	$10,803	$9,577
2014	$10,911	$10,045
2015	$11,715	$10,335
2016	$12,091	$10,638
2017	$12,317	$11,333
2018	$12,590	$11,643
2019	$12,885	$11,794
2020	$12,394	$8,411
2021	$12,838	$10,459
2022	$13,626	$13,104
2023	$16,942	$13,555
2024	$18,587	$14,182

Costa Rica vs. Saint Lucia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Costa Rica

Saint Lucia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Costa Rica	Saint Lucia
1950	57.5	48.3
1951	57.8	49.8
1952	58.1	52.4
1953	59.1	53.2
1954	59.9	54.5
1955	60.5	55.4
1956	61.2	55.9
1957	61.6	55.9
1958	62.3	56.6
1959	62.9	57.3
1960	63.5	57.9
1961	63.9	59.1
1962	64.2	59.9
1963	64.3	60.5
1964	64.5	61.3
1965	64.8	61.9
1966	65.1	62.5
1967	65.6	63.2
1968	65.8	63.7
1969	66.4	64
1970	66.8	64.3
1971	67.4	64.5
1972	68	64.6
1973	68.7	64.6
1974	69.4	65.4
1975	70.3	65.9
1976	70.9	66.2
1977	71.5	67
1978	72	67.4
1979	72.5	67.4
1980	73	67.8
1981	73.4	68.7
1982	73.9	69
1983	74.2	70
1984	74.6	70.5
1985	74.8	70.3
1986	74.9	70.2
1987	75.2	69.7
1988	75.5	69.7
1989	75.9	70
1990	76.1	70
1991	76.2	70.3
1992	76.4	70.7
1993	76.3	71
1994	76.3	71.1
1995	76.4	71.2
1996	76.4	71
1997	76.6	70.8
1998	76.9	70.7
1999	77.1	70.7
2000	77.3	70.8
2001	77.6	71.4
2002	77.9	71.7
2003	78.2	72.2
2004	78.5	72.5
2005	78.9	72.5
2006	79	72.8
2007	79.1	72.9
2008	79.2	73
2009	79.4	72.9
2010	79.4	72.8
2011	79.6	73
2012	79.9	72.9
2013	80.2	72.7
2014	80.2	72.7
2015	80.4	72.9
2016	80	72.6
2017	80	72.5
2018	80.1	72.7
2019	80.3	72.2
2020	79.7	72.3
2021	78.1	69.1
2022	79.3	72.7
2023	80.8	72.7
2024	81	72.8
2025	81.2	73

Costa Rica and Saint Lucia population clocks and comparison

Population

Costa Rica

Saint Lucia

Table

Year	Population
	Costa Rica	Saint Lucia
1960	1,327,496	92,585
1961	1,377,920	93,490
1962	1,429,445	94,505
1963	1,481,604	95,519
1964	1,533,960	96,505
1965	1,586,208	97,493
1966	1,638,116	98,463
1967	1,689,523	99,504
1968	1,739,731	100,675
1969	1,789,276	101,879
1970	1,838,949	103,165
1971	1,888,539	104,564
1972	1,938,248	106,002
1973	1,988,343	107,498
1974	2,039,643	109,076
1975	2,092,719	110,725
1976	2,147,774	112,425
1977	2,205,025	114,135
1978	2,264,510	115,834
1979	2,326,490	117,528
1980	2,390,633	119,290
1981	2,456,637	121,166
1982	2,524,806	123,087
1983	2,595,153	125,044
1984	2,667,595	127,067
1985	2,741,894	129,159
1986	2,817,216	131,239
1987	2,892,699	133,227
1988	2,968,103	135,000
1989	3,043,827	136,512
1990	3,121,706	137,857
1991	3,202,176	139,520
1992	3,284,258	141,617
1993	3,367,434	143,726
1994	3,451,122	145,890
1995	3,535,176	148,208
1996	3,619,013	150,436
1997	3,701,711	152,569
1998	3,782,838	154,677
1999	3,862,101	156,702
2000	3,937,739	158,616
2001	4,008,947	160,237
2002	4,075,705	161,641
2003	4,138,784	162,976
2004	4,200,078	164,239
2005	4,261,240	165,450
2006	4,321,340	166,639
2007	4,380,248	167,758
2008	4,440,056	168,808
2009	4,499,791	169,869
2010	4,555,962	170,906
2011	4,609,833	171,801
2012	4,663,934	172,587
2013	4,716,147	173,369
2014	4,767,119	174,138
2015	4,818,038	174,905
2016	4,866,998	175,646
2017	4,913,177	176,342
2018	4,957,818	177,017
2019	4,999,553	177,661
2020	5,034,320	178,250
2021	5,059,988	178,522
2022	5,081,765	178,781
2023	5,105,525	179,285
2024	5,129,910	179,744

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate

Costa Rica

Saint Lucia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Costa Rica	Saint Lucia
1960	6.71	6.77
1961	6.65	6.84
1962	6.54	6.82
1963	6.39	6.72
1964	6.19	6.76
1965	5.96	6.69
1966	5.7	6.61
1967	5.42	6.51
1968	5.03	6.39
1969	4.84	6.25
1970	4.59	6.1
1971	4.36	5.95
1972	4.16	5.81
1973	3.99	5.69
1974	3.89	5.57
1975	3.8	5.36
1976	3.75	5.16
1977	3.7	4.97
1978	3.66	4.83
1979	3.65	4.58
1980	3.58	4.41
1981	3.56	4.28
1982	3.54	4.17
1983	3.53	4.08
1984	3.52	4.02
1985	3.51	3.97
1986	3.45	3.8
1987	3.38	3.61
1988	3.31	3.44
1989	3.24	3.31
1990	3.17	3.24
1991	3.08	3.19
1992	3	3.11
1993	2.93	3
1994	2.86	3.03
1995	2.78	3.03
1996	2.68	2.71
1997	2.59	2.74
1998	2.53	2.4
1999	2.48	2.5
2000	2.41	2.21
2001	2.31	2.13
2002	2.16	2.03
2003	2.08	1.94
2004	2.03	1.86
2005	2.04	1.81
2006	1.94	1.77
2007	1.95	1.7
2008	1.98	1.7
2009	1.95	1.74
2010	1.83	1.67
2011	1.88	1.5
2012	1.85	1.5
2013	1.78	1.5
2014	1.8	1.49
2015	1.8	1.47
2016	1.75	1.46
2017	1.71	1.45
2018	1.71	1.44
2019	1.6	1.42
2020	1.45	1.41
2021	1.35	1.4
2022	1.34	1.39
2023	1.33	1.38

Costa Rica and Saint Lucia demographics compared

Median age

Costa Rica

Saint Lucia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Costa Rica	Saint Lucia
1960	16.8	16.5
1961	16.8	16
1962	16.7	15.5
1963	16.7	15.2
1964	16.7	15
1965	16.7	14.8
1966	16.8	14.9
1967	16.9	15
1968	17.1	15.1
1969	17.3	15
1970	17.6	14.9
1971	17.8	14.9
1972	18.1	14.9
1973	18.4	14.9
1974	18.6	15
1975	18.9	15.2
1976	19.2	15.4
1977	19.5	15.8
1978	19.7	16.3
1979	20	16.8
1980	20.3	17.1
1981	20.6	17.2
1982	20.9	17.3
1983	21.2	17.5
1984	21.4	17.6
1985	21.6	17.7
1986	21.8	17.8
1987	22.1	18
1988	22.3	18.4
1989	22.5	19.2
1990	22.7	19.9
1991	22.9	20.3
1992	23.2	20.5
1993	23.4	20.7
1994	23.6	20.9
1995	23.9	21.2
1996	24.1	21.4
1997	24.4	21.7
1998	24.7	22.2
1999	24.9	23
2000	25.2	23.8
2001	25.5	24.3
2002	25.9	24.7
2003	26.3	25
2004	26.7	25.4
2005	27	25.8
2006	27.4	26.2
2007	27.8	26.9
2008	28.2	27.9
2009	28.6	28.7
2010	29	29.3
2011	29.4	29.7
2012	29.8	30.2
2013	30.3	30.6
2014	30.7	31.1
2015	31.2	31.5
2016	31.7	31.9
2017	32.1	32.3
2018	32.6	32.8
2019	33	33.2
2020	33.5	33.6
2021	34	34
2022	34.5	34.3
2023	35.1	34.8
2024	35.6	35.2

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