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Costa Rica vs Ukraine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 37.9M in Ukraine (ranked 41/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 223,708 sq mi for Ukraine (ranked 126th vs. 46th).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Ukraine ranks 57/197 ($191B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Ukraine ranks 118/197 ($5,038).

Main facts and rankings

Costa Rica Ukraine
Population
5170484
39426577
Population rank 126/197 40/197
GDP
$95.4B
2024
$191B
2024
GDP rank 72/197 57/197
GDP per capita
$18,587
2024
$5,038
2024
GDP per capita rank 62/197 118/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,063
2024
$18,550
2024
Government debt
$57B
2024
$171B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
110%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,106
2024
$4,526
2024
Government debt per person rank 51/185 85/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,322
2025
$5,178
2025
Land area
19,714 sq mi
2025
223,708 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
169.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.33
2023
0.98
2023
Median age
35.6 years
2024
43.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Costa Rica and Ukraine: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Ukraine economies compared

GDP
Costa Rica

Ukraine
Year GDP
Costa Rica Ukraine
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 $64,087,694,038
1988 $4,614,629,898 $74,703,517,903
1989 $5,251,025,767 $82,709,161,099
1990 $5,711,687,787 $81,393,558,423
1991 $7,215,725,487 $77,350,733,982
1992 $8,579,754,758 $73,945,908,384
1993 $9,564,815,975 $65,648,559,903
1994 $10,489,903,725 $52,549,580,265
1995 $11,578,594,260 $48,213,856,469
1996 $11,678,424,507 $44,558,831,005
1997 $12,614,602,382 $50,151,531,592
1998 $13,684,255,947 $41,882,523,345
1999 $14,254,866,285 $31,580,639,554
2000 $15,013,629,662 $32,375,083,935
2001 $15,976,174,337 $39,309,580,983
2002 $16,578,820,687 $43,956,163,612
2003 $17,271,760,507 $52,010,355,753
2004 $18,610,594,846 $67,220,154,164
2005 $20,040,642,477 $89,238,865,119
2006 $22,715,540,324 $111,884,752,475
2007 $26,884,700,709 $148,733,861,386
2008 $30,801,745,700 $188,110,390,660
2009 $30,745,714,313 $121,552,153,444
2010 $37,658,616,952 $141,209,170,427
2011 $42,762,613,699 $169,333,835,202
2012 $47,231,655,432 $182,591,753,828
2013 $50,949,668,842 $190,498,811,460
2014 $52,016,408,854 $133,503,871,862
2015 $56,441,920,821 $91,030,967,789
2016 $58,847,019,610 $93,355,869,404
2017 $60,516,044,657 $112,090,505,082
2018 $62,420,164,992 $130,891,088,294
2019 $64,417,670,521 $153,883,047,510
2020 $62,395,610,760 $156,617,722,013
2021 $64,960,725,734 $199,765,859,571
2022 $69,243,626,029 $161,989,520,721
2023 $86,497,941,439 $181,221,517,869
2024 $95,350,423,177 $190,741,263,732

Costa Rica and Ukraine economies compared

GDP per capita
Costa Rica

Ukraine
Year GDP per capita
Costa Rica Ukraine
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 $1,244
1988 $1,555 $1,444
1989 $1,725 $1,593
1990 $1,830 $1,564
1991 $2,253 $1,483
1992 $2,612 $1,413
1993 $2,840 $1,254
1994 $3,040 $1,009
1995 $3,275 $933
1996 $3,227 $870
1997 $3,408 $987
1998 $3,617 $831
1999 $3,691 $632
2000 $3,813 $653
2001 $3,985 $800
2002 $4,068 $903
2003 $4,173 $1,076
2004 $4,431 $1,401
2005 $4,703 $1,875
2006 $5,257 $2,366
2007 $6,138 $3,160
2008 $6,937 $4,018
2009 $6,833 $2,607
2010 $8,266 $3,040
2011 $9,276 $3,657
2012 $10,127 $3,951
2013 $10,803 $4,130
2014 $10,911 $2,904
2015 $11,715 $1,988
2016 $12,091 $2,047
2017 $12,317 $2,467
2018 $12,590 $2,895
2019 $12,885 $3,423
2020 $12,394 $3,505
2021 $12,838 $4,510
2022 $13,626 $3,946
2023 $16,942 $4,803
2024 $18,587 $5,038

Costa Rica vs. Ukraine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Costa Rica

Ukraine
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Ukraine
1950 57.5 61.2
1951 57.8 61.4
1952 58.1 62.1
1953 59.1 63
1954 59.9 64.1
1955 60.5 65.3
1956 61.2 66.3
1957 61.6 67.2
1958 62.3 67.7
1959 62.9 68.7
1960 63.5 69.4
1961 63.9 70
1962 64.2 70.4
1963 64.3 70.7
1964 64.5 71
1965 64.8 71.1
1966 65.1 71.2
1967 65.6 71.1
1968 65.8 71
1969 66.4 70.8
1970 66.8 70.8
1971 67.4 70.9
1972 68 71
1973 68.7 70.8
1974 69.4 70.6
1975 70.3 70.4
1976 70.9 70.1
1977 71.5 70
1978 72 69.8
1979 72.5 69.8
1980 73 69.8
1981 73.4 69.8
1982 73.9 69.9
1983 74.2 69.9
1984 74.6 70
1985 74.8 70.4
1986 74.9 70.8
1987 75.2 71.2
1988 75.5 71
1989 75.9 70.8
1990 76.1 70.4
1991 76.2 69.7
1992 76.4 68.9
1993 76.3 68.3
1994 76.3 67.5
1995 76.4 67.1
1996 76.4 67.1
1997 76.6 67.7
1998 76.9 68
1999 77.1 68
2000 77.3 67.8
2001 77.6 67.7
2002 77.9 67.7
2003 78.2 67.6
2004 78.5 67.5
2005 78.9 67.5
2006 79 67.5
2007 79.1 67.7
2008 79.2 68.3
2009 79.4 69.2
2010 79.4 70.2
2011 79.6 70.7
2012 79.9 71.1
2013 80.2 71.5
2014 80.2 71.8
2015 80.4 72.7
2016 80 73.4
2017 80 74
2018 80.1 73.6
2019 80.3 73.9
2020 79.7 73.3
2021 78.1 71.6
2022 79.3 72.7
2023 80.8 73.4
2024 81 74.7
2025 81.2 74.9

Costa Rica and Ukraine population clocks and comparison

Population
Costa Rica

Ukraine
Year Population
Costa Rica Ukraine
1960 1,327,496 42,824,093
1961 1,377,920 43,399,766
1962 1,429,445 43,943,674
1963 1,481,604 44,462,372
1964 1,533,960 44,951,156
1965 1,586,208 45,386,892
1966 1,638,116 45,802,519
1967 1,689,523 46,215,988
1968 1,739,731 46,614,325
1969 1,789,276 46,976,256
1970 1,838,949 47,261,306
1971 1,888,539 47,573,287
1972 1,938,248 47,946,893
1973 1,988,343 48,277,121
1974 2,039,643 48,576,570
1975 2,092,719 48,865,229
1976 2,147,774 49,120,842
1977 2,205,025 49,336,481
1978 2,264,510 49,521,243
1979 2,326,490 49,721,381
1980 2,390,633 49,955,152
1981 2,456,637 50,189,281
1982 2,524,806 50,402,724
1983 2,595,153 50,637,029
1984 2,667,595 50,887,599
1985 2,741,894 51,108,770
1986 2,817,216 51,318,745
1987 2,892,699 51,515,732
1988 2,968,103 51,724,853
1989 3,043,827 51,917,817
1990 3,121,706 52,054,092
1991 3,202,176 52,170,961
1992 3,284,258 52,323,671
1993 3,367,434 52,350,126
1994 3,451,122 52,075,998
1995 3,535,176 51,665,539
1996 3,619,013 51,226,109
1997 3,701,711 50,786,885
1998 3,782,838 50,379,731
1999 3,862,101 49,976,446
2000 3,937,739 49,556,660
2001 4,008,947 49,106,855
2002 4,075,705 48,677,281
2003 4,138,784 48,315,136
2004 4,200,078 47,979,507
2005 4,261,240 47,585,556
2006 4,321,340 47,278,694
2007 4,380,248 47,062,798
2008 4,440,056 46,819,175
2009 4,499,791 46,623,731
2010 4,555,962 46,456,003
2011 4,609,833 46,307,853
2012 4,663,934 46,210,056
2013 4,716,147 46,126,770
2014 4,767,119 45,972,380
2015 4,818,038 45,784,896
2016 4,866,998 45,616,832
2017 4,913,177 45,436,041
2018 4,957,818 45,208,907
2019 4,999,553 44,957,458
2020 5,034,320 44,680,014
2021 5,059,988 44,298,640
2022 5,081,765 41,048,766
2023 5,105,525 37,732,836
2024 5,129,910 37,860,221

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Ukraine

Fertility rate
Costa Rica

Ukraine
Year Fertility rate
Costa Rica Ukraine
1960 6.71 2.29
1961 6.65 2.2
1962 6.54 2.15
1963 6.39 2.11
1964 6.19 2.01
1965 5.96 1.94
1966 5.7 2.04
1967 5.42 2.04
1968 5.03 2.03
1969 4.84 2.01
1970 4.59 2.08
1971 4.36 2.11
1972 4.16 2.13
1973 3.99 2.04
1974 3.89 2.06
1975 3.8 2.05
1976 3.75 2.04
1977 3.7 1.98
1978 3.66 1.97
1979 3.65 1.96
1980 3.58 1.95
1981 3.56 1.92
1982 3.54 1.95
1983 3.53 2.1
1984 3.52 2.08
1985 3.51 2.03
1986 3.45 2.12
1987 3.38 2.07
1988 3.31 2.04
1989 3.24 1.93
1990 3.17 1.85
1991 3.08 1.77
1992 3 1.67
1993 2.93 1.56
1994 2.86 1.47
1995 2.78 1.4
1996 2.68 1.33
1997 2.59 1.27
1998 2.53 1.21
1999 2.48 1.13
2000 2.41 1.11
2001 2.31 1.09
2002 2.16 1.13
2003 2.08 1.17
2004 2.03 1.22
2005 2.04 1.22
2006 1.94 1.3
2007 1.95 1.34
2008 1.98 1.44
2009 1.95 1.47
2010 1.83 1.44
2011 1.88 1.46
2012 1.85 1.53
2013 1.78 1.52
2014 1.8 1.47
2015 1.8 1.39
2016 1.75 1.39
2017 1.71 1.3
2018 1.71 1.23
2019 1.6 1.22
2020 1.45 1.21
2021 1.35 1.15
2022 1.34 0.9
2023 1.33 0.98

Costa Rica and Ukraine demographics compared

Median age
Costa Rica

Ukraine
Year Median age, years
Costa Rica Ukraine
1960 16.8 29.2
1961 16.8 29.6
1962 16.7 29.7
1963 16.7 29.8
1964 16.7 29.9
1965 16.7 30.1
1966 16.8 30.6
1967 16.9 31.2
1968 17.1 31.6
1969 17.3 32
1970 17.6 32.3
1971 17.8 32.5
1972 18.1 32.8
1973 18.4 33.1
1974 18.6 33.4
1975 18.9 33.7
1976 19.2 34
1977 19.5 34.2
1978 19.7 34.2
1979 20 34
1980 20.3 33.8
1981 20.6 33.7
1982 20.9 33.7
1983 21.2 33.6
1984 21.4 33.6
1985 21.6 33.8
1986 21.8 33.9
1987 22.1 34.1
1988 22.3 34.1
1989 22.5 34.1
1990 22.7 34.3
1991 22.9 34.5
1992 23.2 34.7
1993 23.4 34.9
1994 23.6 35.2
1995 23.9 35.5
1996 24.1 35.8
1997 24.4 36.2
1998 24.7 36.5
1999 24.9 36.9
2000 25.2 37.2
2001 25.5 37.6
2002 25.9 37.9
2003 26.3 38.2
2004 26.7 38.4
2005 27 38.7
2006 27.4 38.9
2007 27.8 39.1
2008 28.2 39.2
2009 28.6 39.3
2010 29 39.5
2011 29.4 39.7
2012 29.8 39.8
2013 30.3 39.8
2014 30.7 40
2015 31.2 40.2
2016 31.7 40.6
2017 32.1 40.9
2018 32.6 41.2
2019 33 41.5
2020 33.5 41.9
2021 34 42.2
2022 34.5 42.5
2023 35.1 43.1
2024 35.6 43.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Costa Rica Ukraine
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$185B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
58%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.25%
2021
5.93%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
36.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
298,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-18.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.94%
2024
9.83%
2021
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
60.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.7%
2024
19%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.6
2025
54.1
2022
Income share by richest 10%
34.2%
2024
21.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2024
4.3%
2020
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
9
2022
78
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.23B
2022
$4.42B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$43.8B
2024
Personal remittances received
$725M
2024
$11.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,146,500
2020
3,382,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.41%
2020
1.13%
2020
Banked people share
71.4%
2024
87.6%
2024

Energy

Costa Rica Ukraine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,025 kg
2023
1,508 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.4
2023
$10.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.57 megatons
2023
136.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.68 tons
2023
3.61 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.6%
2023
65.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.2%
2021
8.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
37.7%
2023
26.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share
60.4%
2023
23.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,206 kWh
2023
2,516 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
99.4%
2021
12%
2021
Hydroelectric share
69.3%
2023
11.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
49.4%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Costa Rica Ukraine
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.46%
2024
Annual migration change
+967
2024
+1,146,012
2024
Urban population
83.2%
2024
70.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
73
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.7
2023
3.84
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.8
2019
10.2
2019
Visa free countries
144
2025
147
2025
Adult literacy rate
98%
2021
100%
2021
English speaking
8.15%
2023
51%
2023
People using the Internet
85.4%
2023
82.4%
2023

Health

Costa Rica Ukraine
Government health expenditure per capita
$979
2022
$370
2021
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$219.6
2022
$167.5
2021
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0.68%
2019
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.64
2022
2.99
2014
Age at first childbirth n/a
26.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
24
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.5
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
32.3%
2022
24.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
6%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
24.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.4 liters
2020
9.24 liters
2020

Territory

Costa Rica Ukraine
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
3,843 sq mi
2024
5,909 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,534 sq mi
2025
159,503 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,907 sq mi
2025
37,483 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,129 mi
2017
105,443 mi
2012

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