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Costa Rica vs Uzbekistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 36.4M in Uzbekistan (ranked 43/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 170,136 sq mi for Uzbekistan (ranked 126th vs. 56th).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Uzbekistan ranks 66/197 ($115B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Uzbekistan ranks 139/197 ($3,162).

Main facts and rankings

Costa Rica Uzbekistan
Population
5170484
37592263
Population rank 126/197 42/197
GDP
$95.4B
2024
$115B
2024
GDP rank 72/197 66/197
GDP per capita
$18,587
2024
$3,162
2024
GDP per capita rank 62/197 139/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,063
2024
$11,879
2024
Government debt
$57B
2024
$37.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
33%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,106
2024
$1,032
2024
Government debt per person rank 51/185 142/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,322
2025
$3,203
2025
Land area
19,714 sq mi
2025
170,136 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
213.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.33
2023
3.5
2023
Median age
35.6 years
2024
27.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
72.7 years
2025

Costa Rica and Uzbekistan: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Uzbekistan economies compared

GDP
Costa Rica

Uzbekistan
Year GDP
Costa Rica Uzbekistan
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 $8,523,160,593
1988 $4,614,629,898 $10,722,799,639
1989 $5,251,025,767 $11,948,815,258
1990 $5,711,687,787 $13,362,340,338
1991 $7,215,725,487 $13,800,167,712
1992 $8,579,754,758 $12,953,801,760
1993 $9,564,815,975 $13,099,920,056
1994 $10,489,903,725 $12,899,074,922
1995 $11,578,594,260 $13,350,461,265
1996 $11,678,424,507 $13,948,892,216
1997 $12,614,602,382 $14,744,603,774
1998 $13,684,255,947 $14,988,971,211
1999 $14,254,866,285 $17,078,465,982
2000 $15,013,629,662 $13,760,513,969
2001 $15,976,174,337 $11,401,421,329
2002 $16,578,820,687 $9,687,788,513
2003 $17,271,760,507 $10,134,453,435
2004 $18,610,594,846 $12,030,023,548
2005 $20,040,642,477 $14,307,509,839
2006 $22,715,540,324 $17,330,833,853
2007 $26,884,700,709 $22,311,393,928
2008 $30,801,745,700 $29,549,438,884
2009 $30,745,714,313 $33,689,223,673
2010 $37,658,616,952 $49,765,676,402
2011 $42,762,613,699 $60,178,909,297
2012 $47,231,655,432 $67,517,349,212
2013 $50,949,668,842 $73,180,037,915
2014 $52,016,408,854 $80,845,385,809
2015 $56,441,920,821 $86,196,264,755
2016 $58,847,019,610 $86,138,288,644
2017 $60,516,044,657 $69,703,222,283
2018 $62,420,164,992 $58,695,899,092
2019 $64,417,670,521 $67,293,639,798
2020 $62,395,610,760 $66,443,265,418
2021 $64,960,725,734 $77,340,060,003
2022 $69,243,626,029 $90,095,926,567
2023 $86,497,941,439 $102,641,879,249
2024 $95,350,423,177 $114,965,293,467

Costa Rica and Uzbekistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Costa Rica

Uzbekistan
Year GDP per capita
Costa Rica Uzbekistan
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 $450
1988 $1,555 $551
1989 $1,725 $598
1990 $1,830 $653
1991 $2,253 $658
1992 $2,612 $603
1993 $2,840 $596
1994 $3,040 $574
1995 $3,275 $583
1996 $3,227 $597
1997 $3,408 $621
1998 $3,617 $621
1999 $3,691 $698
2000 $3,813 $555
2001 $3,985 $454
2002 $4,068 $381
2003 $4,173 $394
2004 $4,431 $462
2005 $4,703 $543
2006 $5,257 $649
2007 $6,138 $824
2008 $6,937 $1,075
2009 $6,833 $1,206
2010 $8,266 $1,753
2011 $9,276 $2,088
2012 $10,127 $2,307
2013 $10,803 $2,462
2014 $10,911 $2,675
2015 $11,715 $2,803
2016 $12,091 $2,753
2017 $12,317 $2,191
2018 $12,590 $1,813
2019 $12,885 $2,041
2020 $12,394 $1,978
2021 $12,838 $2,259
2022 $13,626 $2,579
2023 $16,942 $2,879
2024 $18,587 $3,162

Costa Rica vs. Uzbekistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Costa Rica

Uzbekistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Uzbekistan
1950 57.5 53.3
1951 57.8 53.7
1952 58.1 54
1953 59.1 54.3
1954 59.9 54.6
1955 60.5 54.9
1956 61.2 55.2
1957 61.6 55.5
1958 62.3 55.9
1959 62.9 56.2
1960 63.5 56.5
1961 63.9 56.9
1962 64.2 57.2
1963 64.3 57.6
1964 64.5 57.9
1965 64.8 58.3
1966 65.1 58.6
1967 65.6 59
1968 65.8 59.4
1969 66.4 59.7
1970 66.8 60.1
1971 67.4 60.4
1972 68 60.8
1973 68.7 61.1
1974 69.4 61.4
1975 70.3 61.6
1976 70.9 61.9
1977 71.5 62.2
1978 72 62.4
1979 72.5 62.7
1980 73 63
1981 73.4 63.2
1982 73.9 63.5
1983 74.2 63.8
1984 74.6 64.1
1985 74.8 64.6
1986 74.9 65
1987 75.2 65.5
1988 75.5 65.8
1989 75.9 65.8
1990 76.1 65.8
1991 76.2 65.5
1992 76.4 65.2
1993 76.3 64.9
1994 76.3 64.7
1995 76.4 64.7
1996 76.4 64.8
1997 76.6 65
1998 76.9 65.2
1999 77.1 65.3
2000 77.3 65.5
2001 77.6 65.9
2002 77.9 66.4
2003 78.2 66.9
2004 78.5 67.2
2005 78.9 67.5
2006 79 67.9
2007 79.1 68.5
2008 79.2 69
2009 79.4 69.5
2010 79.4 69.8
2011 79.6 70.1
2012 79.9 70.4
2013 80.2 70.7
2014 80.2 71
2015 80.4 71.3
2016 80 71.6
2017 80 71.7
2018 80.1 72
2019 80.3 72.1
2020 79.7 71.5
2021 78.1 71.7
2022 79.3 72.1
2023 80.8 72.4
2024 81 72.5
2025 81.2 72.7

Costa Rica and Uzbekistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Costa Rica

Uzbekistan
Year Population
Costa Rica Uzbekistan
1960 1,327,496 8,209,109
1961 1,377,920 8,517,711
1962 1,429,445 8,854,368
1963 1,481,604 9,202,246
1964 1,533,960 9,557,611
1965 1,586,208 9,921,681
1966 1,638,116 10,289,294
1967 1,689,523 10,659,180
1968 1,739,731 11,032,155
1969 1,789,276 11,403,150
1970 1,838,949 11,762,638
1971 1,888,539 12,111,511
1972 1,938,248 12,465,106
1973 1,988,343 12,831,047
1974 2,039,643 13,209,011
1975 2,092,719 13,598,521
1976 2,147,774 13,998,620
1977 2,205,025 14,408,822
1978 2,264,510 14,816,349
1979 2,326,490 15,215,587
1980 2,390,633 15,619,936
1981 2,456,637 16,035,032
1982 2,524,806 16,462,736
1983 2,595,153 16,908,400
1984 2,667,595 17,378,846
1985 2,741,894 17,875,339
1986 2,817,216 18,395,621
1987 2,892,699 18,930,070
1988 2,968,103 19,460,630
1989 3,043,827 19,977,183
1990 3,121,706 20,464,956
1991 3,202,176 20,962,910
1992 3,284,258 21,485,090
1993 3,367,434 21,987,955
1994 3,451,122 22,463,291
1995 3,535,176 22,917,589
1996 3,619,013 23,351,981
1997 3,701,711 23,758,960
1998 3,782,838 24,134,929
1999 3,862,101 24,476,008
2000 3,937,739 24,787,054
2001 4,008,947 25,090,283
2002 4,075,705 25,399,980
2003 4,138,784 25,711,259
2004 4,200,078 26,029,350
2005 4,261,240 26,356,975
2006 4,321,340 26,699,043
2007 4,380,248 27,076,008
2008 4,440,056 27,494,774
2009 4,499,791 27,939,328
2010 4,555,962 28,385,506
2011 4,609,833 28,823,196
2012 4,663,934 29,261,903
2013 4,716,147 29,724,065
2014 4,767,119 30,222,994
2015 4,818,038 30,749,346
2016 4,866,998 31,284,568
2017 4,913,177 31,819,178
2018 4,957,818 32,373,490
2019 4,999,553 32,964,701
2020 5,034,320 33,586,372
2021 5,059,988 34,243,696
2022 5,081,765 34,938,955
2023 5,105,525 35,652,307
2024 5,129,910 36,361,859

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Uzbekistan

Fertility rate
Costa Rica

Uzbekistan
Year Fertility rate
Costa Rica Uzbekistan
1960 6.71 6.61
1961 6.65 6.75
1962 6.54 6.88
1963 6.39 6.81
1964 6.19 6.82
1965 5.96 6.81
1966 5.7 6.66
1967 5.42 6.57
1968 5.03 6.39
1969 4.84 6.34
1970 4.59 6.31
1971 4.36 6.28
1972 4.16 6.25
1973 3.99 6.16
1974 3.89 6.05
1975 3.8 5.92
1976 3.75 5.75
1977 3.7 5.54
1978 3.66 5.28
1979 3.65 5.16
1980 3.58 5.04
1981 3.56 4.91
1982 3.54 4.82
1983 3.53 4.71
1984 3.52 4.73
1985 3.51 4.69
1986 3.45 4.68
1987 3.38 4.53
1988 3.31 4.26
1989 3.24 4.1
1990 3.17 4.12
1991 3.08 4.19
1992 3 4.06
1993 2.93 3.86
1994 2.86 3.66
1995 2.78 3.57
1996 2.68 3.39
1997 2.59 3.19
1998 2.53 2.99
1999 2.48 2.83
2000 2.41 2.7
2001 2.31 2.61
2002 2.16 2.58
2003 2.08 2.5
2004 2.03 2.5
2005 2.04 2.44
2006 1.94 2.46
2007 1.95 2.57
2008 1.98 2.64
2009 1.95 2.56
2010 1.83 2.44
2011 1.88 2.35
2012 1.85 2.34
2013 1.78 2.44
2014 1.8 2.55
2015 1.8 2.58
2016 1.75 2.56
2017 1.71 2.57
2018 1.71 2.71
2019 1.6 2.87
2020 1.45 3.06
2021 1.35 3.27
2022 1.34 3.4
2023 1.33 3.5

Costa Rica and Uzbekistan demographics compared

Median age
Costa Rica

Uzbekistan
Year Median age, years
Costa Rica Uzbekistan
1960 16.8 22.1
1961 16.8 21.6
1962 16.7 21
1963 16.7 20.3
1964 16.7 19.6
1965 16.7 18.9
1966 16.8 18.5
1967 16.9 18.2
1968 17.1 18
1969 17.3 17.9
1970 17.6 17.9
1971 17.8 17.9
1972 18.1 17.9
1973 18.4 17.9
1974 18.6 18
1975 18.9 18.1
1976 19.2 18.3
1977 19.5 18.4
1978 19.7 18.6
1979 20 18.8
1980 20.3 18.9
1981 20.6 19.1
1982 20.9 19.3
1983 21.2 19.4
1984 21.4 19.6
1985 21.6 19.7
1986 21.8 19.7
1987 22.1 19.8
1988 22.3 19.9
1989 22.5 19.9
1990 22.7 20
1991 22.9 20
1992 23.2 20
1993 23.4 20.1
1994 23.6 20.2
1995 23.9 20.3
1996 24.1 20.5
1997 24.4 20.7
1998 24.7 20.9
1999 24.9 21.1
2000 25.2 21.4
2001 25.5 21.7
2002 25.9 22.1
2003 26.3 22.4
2004 26.7 22.7
2005 27 23.1
2006 27.4 23.4
2007 27.8 23.7
2008 28.2 24
2009 28.6 24.3
2010 29 24.6
2011 29.4 25
2012 29.8 25.4
2013 30.3 25.7
2014 30.7 26
2015 31.2 26.3
2016 31.7 26.6
2017 32.1 26.9
2018 32.6 27.2
2019 33 27.4
2020 33.5 27.5
2021 34 27.7
2022 34.5 27.8
2023 35.1 27.8
2024 35.6 27.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Costa Rica Uzbekistan
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$110B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
27.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.25%
2021
5.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.56%
2018
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
68,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-2.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.94%
2024
5.29%
2020
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
45.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.7%
2024
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.6
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.2%
2024
25.7%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2024
2.3%
2024
Listed domestic companies
9
2022
89
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.23B
2022
$18.8B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$41.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$725M
2024
$16.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,146,500
2020
6,749,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.41%
2020
2.72%
2020
Banked people share
71.4%
2024
59.7%
2024

Energy

Costa Rica Uzbekistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,025 kg
2023
1,382 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.4
2023
$7.45
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.57 megatons
2023
137.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.68 tons
2023
3.87 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.6%
2023
98.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.2%
2021
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
37.7%
2023
1.23%
2022
Net energy imports use share
60.4%
2023
1.55%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,206 kWh
2023
2,094 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.4%
2021
7.08%
2021
Hydroelectric share
69.3%
2023
8.73%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Costa Rica Uzbekistan
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
+967
2024
-7,066
2024
Urban population
83.2%
2024
50.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.61 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65
2025
36.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
73
2025
25
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.7
2023
1.41
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.8
2019
11.7
2019
Visa free countries
144
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
98%
2021
100%
2022
English speaking
8.15%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
85.4%
2023
89%
2023

Health

Costa Rica Uzbekistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$979
2022
$169.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$219.6
2022
$110.6
2022
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
72.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0.21%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.64
2022
2.81
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.5 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
24
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.5
2023
13.3
2023
Obesity rate
32.3%
2022
31%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
10
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
16.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.4 liters
2020
2.1 liters
2020

Territory

Costa Rica Uzbekistan
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
3,843 sq mi
2024
4,679 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,534 sq mi
2025
98,773 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,907 sq mi
2025
14,545 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,129 mi
2017
130,175 mi
2021

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