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Costa Rica
Costa Rica Geographical location
Costa Rica 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)
Costa Rica Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
8.8%
Smoking men
12.9%
Smoking women
4.6%
Current as of
2020
Costa Rica Area (sq. km)
Total area
51100
Land area
51060
Water area
40
Costa Rica Popular payment systems
Costa Rica Popular social networks and messengers
Costa Rica Age structure
0-14 years
18.8%
15-64 years
70.2%
65+ years
11.1%
Current as of
2024
Costa Rica Religion
Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
27%
Current as of
2021
Costa Rica General Info
Сontinent
North America
Region
Latin America
Time zone
UTC-6
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
CR
Capital
San Jose
Official language
Spanish
Costa Rica Average consumer spendings
Food products
21.3%
Alcohol and tobacco
1.7%
Current as of
2023
Costa Rica 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
Costa Rica 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)
Costa Rica Credit ratings
Fitch
B
Moody's
B2
Standard & Poor's
B
Current as of
2020
Costa Rica Age-sex pyramid
Costa Rica Phone operating systems
Android
68.91%
iOS
30.83%
Current as of
2025
Costa Rica 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: 2026-04-03