Costa Rica
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and North America.
- Capital
- San José
- Continent
- North America
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- Central America
- Land neighbours
- Nicaragua, Panama
- Population
- 5,152,950 (2025)
- Total area
- 51,100 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 10.0° N, 84.2° W
Costa Rica at a glance
Costa Rica is a country in North America, in Central America. Its capital is San José. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Nicaragua and Panama.
Flag of Costa Rica
Costa Rica’s flag is drawn in the proportions 3:5 (height to width), like 18 other flags in our quizzes.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include the flag most like it in layout and colour: North Korea.
Costa Rica in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in North America |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 5,152,950 | 125thof 195 | 11thof 23 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 51,100 km² | 126thof 194 | 9thof 23 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $102.9B | 71stof 182 | 6thof 21 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $19,970 | 51stof 182 | 6thof 21 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 81.0 years | 38thof 195 | 2ndof 23 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.32 | 171stof 195 | 22ndof 23 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $1,163 | 59thof 191 | 8thof 22 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 79.7% | 44thof 195 | 5thof 23 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 87.2% | 71stof 180 | 6thof 23 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 60.4% | 26thof 191 | 3rdof 23 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 1.63 t | 109thof 181 | 14thof 23 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Costa Rica compared with its neighbours
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Costa Rica · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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