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Costa Rica vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 126th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Costa Rica Turkmenistan
Population
5170484
7713465
Population rank 126/197 104/197
GDP
$95.4B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 72/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$18,587
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 62/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,063
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$57B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,106
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 51/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,322
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
19,714 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.33
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
35.6 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Costa Rica and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Costa Rica

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Costa Rica Turkmenistan
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 $2,331,358,820
1988 $4,614,629,898 $3,010,982,414
1989 $5,251,025,767 $3,006,988,217
1990 $5,711,687,787 $3,189,539,641
1991 $7,215,725,487 $3,208,098,919
1992 $8,579,754,758 $3,200,539,816
1993 $9,564,815,975 $3,179,225,949
1994 $10,489,903,725 $2,561,118,608
1995 $11,578,594,260 $2,482,228,440
1996 $11,678,424,507 $2,378,759,975
1997 $12,614,602,382 $2,450,350,625
1998 $13,684,255,947 $2,605,689,134
1999 $14,254,866,285 $2,450,564,100
2000 $15,013,629,662 $2,904,663,311
2001 $15,976,174,337 $3,534,772,732
2002 $16,578,820,687 $4,462,029,109
2003 $17,271,760,507 $5,977,440,583
2004 $18,610,594,846 $6,838,351,088
2005 $20,040,642,477 $8,103,901,996
2006 $22,715,540,324 $10,276,674,365
2007 $26,884,700,709 $12,664,165,103
2008 $30,801,745,700 $19,271,523,179
2009 $30,745,714,313 $20,214,385,965
2010 $37,658,616,952 $22,583,157,895
2011 $42,762,613,699 $29,233,333,333
2012 $47,231,655,432 $35,164,210,526
2013 $50,949,668,842 $39,197,543,860
2014 $52,016,408,854 $43,524,210,526
2015 $56,441,920,821 $35,799,714,286
2016 $58,847,019,610 $36,169,428,571
2017 $60,516,044,657 $37,926,285,714
2018 $62,420,164,992 $40,765,428,571
2019 $64,417,670,521 $45,232,857,143
2020 $62,395,610,760 $45,818,000,000
2021 $64,960,725,734 $50,007,428,571
2022 $69,243,626,029 $58,972,000,000
2023 $86,497,941,439 $60,628,857,143
2024 $95,350,423,177 $64,239,891,739

Costa Rica and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Costa Rica

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Costa Rica Turkmenistan
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 $675
1988 $1,555 $846
1989 $1,725 $821
1990 $1,830 $848
1991 $2,253 $832
1992 $2,612 $811
1993 $2,840 $788
1994 $3,040 $622
1995 $3,275 $592
1996 $3,227 $558
1997 $3,408 $565
1998 $3,617 $591
1999 $3,691 $546
2000 $3,813 $634
2001 $3,985 $756
2002 $4,068 $936
2003 $4,173 $1,229
2004 $4,431 $1,379
2005 $4,703 $1,604
2006 $5,257 $1,997
2007 $6,138 $2,415
2008 $6,937 $3,606
2009 $6,833 $3,708
2010 $8,266 $4,059
2011 $9,276 $5,144
2012 $10,127 $6,054
2013 $10,803 $6,600
2014 $10,911 $7,164
2015 $11,715 $5,759
2016 $12,091 $5,687
2017 $12,317 $5,828
2018 $12,590 $6,125
2019 $12,885 $6,648
2020 $12,394 $6,593
2021 $12,838 $7,051
2022 $13,626 $8,156
2023 $16,942 $8,233
2024 $18,587 $8,572

Costa Rica vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Costa Rica

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Turkmenistan
1950 57.5 48.1
1951 57.8 48.6
1952 58.1 49
1953 59.1 49.4
1954 59.9 49.8
1955 60.5 50.2
1956 61.2 50.6
1957 61.6 51
1958 62.3 51.4
1959 62.9 51.8
1960 63.5 52.1
1961 63.9 52.5
1962 64.2 52.9
1963 64.3 53.2
1964 64.5 53.6
1965 64.8 54
1966 65.1 54.4
1967 65.6 54.8
1968 65.8 55.3
1969 66.4 55.7
1970 66.8 56
1971 67.4 56.3
1972 68 56.6
1973 68.7 56.8
1974 69.4 57
1975 70.3 57.2
1976 70.9 57.4
1977 71.5 57.7
1978 72 58.3
1979 72.5 59.1
1980 73 60.2
1981 73.4 61
1982 73.9 61.6
1983 74.2 62
1984 74.6 62.4
1985 74.8 62.8
1986 74.9 63.2
1987 75.2 63.5
1988 75.5 63.7
1989 75.9 63.8
1990 76.1 63.9
1991 76.2 63.8
1992 76.4 63.8
1993 76.3 63.6
1994 76.3 63.5
1995 76.4 63.5
1996 76.4 63.5
1997 76.6 63.7
1998 76.9 64
1999 77.1 64.5
2000 77.3 64.9
2001 77.6 65.3
2002 77.9 65.6
2003 78.2 65.9
2004 78.5 66.1
2005 78.9 66.3
2006 79 66.6
2007 79.1 67
2008 79.2 67.6
2009 79.4 68.2
2010 79.4 68.6
2011 79.6 68.9
2012 79.9 69
2013 80.2 69
2014 80.2 69
2015 80.4 69.1
2016 80 69.1
2017 80 69.2
2018 80.1 69.3
2019 80.3 69.4
2020 79.7 68.8
2021 78.1 69.4
2022 79.3 69.9
2023 80.8 70.1
2024 81 70.2
2025 81.2 70.3

Costa Rica and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Costa Rica

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Costa Rica Turkmenistan
1960 1,327,496 1,643,457
1961 1,377,920 1,695,400
1962 1,429,445 1,749,214
1963 1,481,604 1,804,272
1964 1,533,960 1,859,997
1965 1,586,208 1,915,916
1966 1,638,116 1,971,737
1967 1,689,523 2,027,403
1968 1,739,731 2,083,069
1969 1,789,276 2,139,024
1970 1,838,949 2,195,616
1971 1,888,539 2,253,119
1972 1,938,248 2,311,430
1973 1,988,343 2,370,919
1974 2,039,643 2,432,028
1975 2,092,719 2,494,570
1976 2,147,774 2,558,521
1977 2,205,025 2,623,948
1978 2,264,510 2,691,088
1979 2,326,490 2,760,358
1980 2,390,633 2,832,203
1981 2,456,637 2,907,187
1982 2,524,806 2,985,557
1983 2,595,153 3,067,534
1984 2,667,595 3,154,079
1985 2,741,894 3,247,534
1986 2,817,216 3,347,809
1987 2,892,699 3,452,731
1988 2,968,103 3,559,363
1989 3,043,827 3,662,459
1990 3,121,706 3,760,562
1991 3,202,176 3,855,894
1992 3,284,258 3,944,689
1993 3,367,434 4,032,407
1994 3,451,122 4,116,662
1995 3,535,176 4,191,203
1996 3,619,013 4,263,819
1997 3,701,711 4,336,730
1998 3,782,838 4,410,507
1999 3,862,101 4,492,170
2000 3,937,739 4,582,677
2001 4,008,947 4,675,409
2002 4,075,705 4,769,465
2003 4,138,784 4,863,865
2004 4,200,078 4,958,093
2005 4,261,240 5,052,257
2006 4,321,340 5,147,105
2007 4,380,248 5,244,046
2008 4,440,056 5,345,029
2009 4,499,791 5,451,592
2010 4,555,962 5,564,356
2011 4,609,833 5,683,417
2012 4,663,934 5,808,546
2013 4,716,147 5,939,341
2014 4,767,119 6,075,283
2015 4,818,038 6,215,770
2016 4,866,998 6,360,041
2017 4,913,177 6,507,061
2018 4,957,818 6,655,524
2019 4,999,553 6,803,944
2020 5,034,320 6,949,912
2021 5,059,988 7,092,043
2022 5,081,765 7,230,193
2023 5,105,525 7,364,438
2024 5,129,910 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Costa Rica

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Costa Rica Turkmenistan
1960 6.71 6.59
1961 6.65 6.69
1962 6.54 6.76
1963 6.39 6.79
1964 6.19 6.79
1965 5.96 6.76
1966 5.7 6.7
1967 5.42 6.64
1968 5.03 6.56
1969 4.84 6.48
1970 4.59 6.4
1971 4.36 6.32
1972 4.16 6.2
1973 3.99 6.15
1974 3.89 6.09
1975 3.8 6
1976 3.75 5.9
1977 3.7 5.77
1978 3.66 5.61
1979 3.65 5.46
1980 3.58 5.3
1981 3.56 5.16
1982 3.54 5.04
1983 3.53 4.97
1984 3.52 4.96
1985 3.51 4.97
1986 3.45 4.94
1987 3.38 4.84
1988 3.31 4.68
1989 3.24 4.46
1990 3.17 4.29
1991 3.08 4.14
1992 3 3.96
1993 2.93 3.78
1994 2.86 3.62
1995 2.78 3.49
1996 2.68 3.29
1997 2.59 3.18
1998 2.53 3.08
1999 2.48 2.98
2000 2.41 2.9
2001 2.31 2.81
2002 2.16 2.71
2003 2.08 2.67
2004 2.03 2.67
2005 2.04 2.71
2006 1.94 2.72
2007 1.95 2.73
2008 1.98 2.75
2009 1.95 2.79
2010 1.83 2.85
2011 1.88 2.9
2012 1.85 2.96
2013 1.78 3.01
2014 1.8 3.02
2015 1.8 3.03
2016 1.75 2.99
2017 1.71 2.93
2018 1.71 2.88
2019 1.6 2.83
2020 1.45 2.79
2021 1.35 2.75
2022 1.34 2.73
2023 1.33 2.69

Costa Rica and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Costa Rica

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Costa Rica Turkmenistan
1960 16.8 21.3
1961 16.8 20.9
1962 16.7 20.4
1963 16.7 19.7
1964 16.7 19
1965 16.7 18.4
1966 16.8 18
1967 16.9 17.7
1968 17.1 17.5
1969 17.3 17.4
1970 17.6 17.4
1971 17.8 17.4
1972 18.1 17.5
1973 18.4 17.6
1974 18.6 17.7
1975 18.9 17.9
1976 19.2 18
1977 19.5 18.2
1978 19.7 18.3
1979 20 18.5
1980 20.3 18.7
1981 20.6 18.8
1982 20.9 19
1983 21.2 19.1
1984 21.4 19.2
1985 21.6 19.3
1986 21.8 19.3
1987 22.1 19.3
1988 22.3 19.3
1989 22.5 19.3
1990 22.7 19.3
1991 22.9 19.4
1992 23.2 19.4
1993 23.4 19.5
1994 23.6 19.6
1995 23.9 19.7
1996 24.1 19.9
1997 24.4 20.1
1998 24.7 20.3
1999 24.9 20.6
2000 25.2 20.9
2001 25.5 21.2
2002 25.9 21.5
2003 26.3 21.8
2004 26.7 22.1
2005 27 22.4
2006 27.4 22.8
2007 27.8 23.1
2008 28.2 23.4
2009 28.6 23.7
2010 29 24
2011 29.4 24.3
2012 29.8 24.5
2013 30.3 24.8
2014 30.7 25
2015 31.2 25.3
2016 31.7 25.5
2017 32.1 25.7
2018 32.6 25.9
2019 33 26.2
2020 33.5 26.4
2021 34 26.7
2022 34.5 26.9
2023 35.1 27.2
2024 35.6 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Costa Rica Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.25%
2021
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.94%
2024
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
19.7%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.6
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.2%
2024
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2024
2.4%
1998
Listed domestic companies
9
2022
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.23B
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$725M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,146,500
2020
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
7.41%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
71.4%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

Costa Rica Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,025 kg
2023
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.4
2023
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.57 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.68 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.6%
2023
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.2%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
37.7%
2023
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
60.4%
2023
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,206 kWh
2023
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.4%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
69.3%
2023
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Costa Rica Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+967
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
83.2%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
73
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
17.7
2023
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.8
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
144
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
98%
2021
99.9%
2022
English speaking
8.15%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
85.4%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

Costa Rica Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$979
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$219.6
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.64
2022
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
24
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.5
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
32.3%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.4 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Costa Rica Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
3,843 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,534 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,907 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,129 mi
2017
n/a

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