Americas · Central America
Capital: San José
Costa Rica
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Costa Rica in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #99
Costa Rica's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
5.2M
#125 of 196
36th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$102.90B
#73 of 196
63rd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
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$0
#165 of 196
16th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$295.3M
#75 of 196
62nd percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$13.97B
#67 of 196
66th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- San José
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Central America
- Country code
- CRI
Three interesting facts
Costa Rica shares land borders with 2 countries: Nicaragua and Panama.
Costa Rica spans roughly 51,100 square kilometers, placing it around 125th by area in this factbook.
Costa Rica’s position in Central America places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Costa Rica on the map
Costa Rica is located in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama. Its terrain is coastal plains separated by rugged mountains including over 100 volcanic cones, of which several are major active volcanoes. The climate is tropical and subtropical, dry season (December to April), rainy season (May to November), cooler in highlands. In area, the country is slightly smaller than West Virginia.
Economy
Economic profile
Costa Rica's economy is characterized by trade-based upper middle-income economy, green economy leader, having reversed deforestation, investing in blue economy infrastructure, declining poverty until hard impacts of COVID-19, lingering inequality and growing government debts have prompted a liquidity crisis. Major industries include medical equipment, food processing, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products. Important agricultural products include sugarcane, pineapples, bananas, oil palm fruit, milk, fruits, oranges, chicken, cassava, beef (2023). Notable exports include medical instruments, integrated circuits, orthopedic appliances, bananas, tropical fruits (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Costa Rica has an estimated population of 5,309,625. Language and cultural traditions vary across Costa Rica. The population includes White or Mestizo 83.6%, Mulatto 6.7%, Indigenous 2.4%, Black or African descent 1.1%, other 1.1%, none 2.9%, unspecified 2.2% (2011 est.). The urban population represents 82.6% of total population (2023).
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