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Costa Rica

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Geographical location

Economy and finance

Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$1393,60 (2023)
Inflation rate
0.53% (2023)
Unemployment rate
8.3% (2023)
Below the poverty line
25.5% (2022)
Gini coefficient
46.7 (2023)

Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
8.8%
Smoking men
12.9%
Smoking women
4.6%
Current as of
2020

Area (sq. km)

Total area
51100
Land area
51060
Water area
40

Popular payment systems

  • PayPal
  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Popular social networks and messengers

  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Threads
  • TikTok

Age structure

0-14 years
18.8%
15-64 years
70.2%
65+ years
11.1%
Current as of
2024

Religion

Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
27%
Current as of
2021

General information

Сontinent
North America
Region
Latin America
Time zone
UTC-6
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
CR
Capital
San Jose
Official language
Spanish

Average consumer spendings

Food products
21.3%
Alcohol and tobacco
1.7%
Current as of
2023

Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)

Total quantity
3.07
Beer
2.17
Wine
0.15
Spirits
0.36
Other alcohol
0.39
Current as of
2019

Population and society

Population size
5265575
Male population
2635481
Female population
2630094
Population growth rate
0.74% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
10.8 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
5.3 (2024)
Urbanization
82.6% (2023)

Credit ratings

Fitch
B
Moody's
B2
Standard & Poors
B
Current as of
2020

Age-sex pyramid

Phone operating systems

Android
68.91%
iOS
30.83%
Current as of
2025

Internet and telecommunications

Telephone code
+506
Internet domain
.cr
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
152 (2022)
Internet user penetration
85% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
23% (2023)

Last update: 2025-08-08