Costa Rica

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currency: Costa Rican colon
capital city: San José
region: Central America
continent: Americas
land area: 51,060 km²
population: 5,212,173 people
political leader: Carlos Alvarado Quesada (President)

Classified as: place

Summary

Costa Rica is a country. The capital city is San José, located in the Central America region of Americas. It has a land area of 51,060 km², a population of 5,212,173 people and uses the currency Costa Rican colon. The President is Carlos Alvarado Quesada.

Location on a map: [10°0′N, -84°0′W]

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Environment

Costa Rica is one of the countries in Americas, countries in Central America and 194 countries in our database.

Agricultural land: 18,110.00 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy: 14.21 % of total energy use
Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 8.61 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Access to electricity: 100.00 % of population
Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources: 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 74.61 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources: 1.00 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 24.39 % of total
Net energy imports: 49.83 % of energy use
Fertility rate: 1.52 births per woman
Forest area: 30,512 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption: 49.88 % of total
Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 16.86 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Median age: 29.80
Methane emissions: 6.05 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions: 1.70 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Female population: 2,606,939 people
Male population: 2,605,235 people
Renewable energy consumption: 34.20 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area: 49,804.71 km²
Rural population: 905,771 people
Urban land area: 1,475.94 km²
Urban population: 4,306,402 people
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 0.96 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Costa Rica by population

Cities in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Costa Rica

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Evolution of historical forest area in Costa Rica

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Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Costa Rica

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Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Costa Rica

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban land area in Costa Rica

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban population in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical land area in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical median age in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Costa Rica

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Costa Rica

Relationship between methane emissions and population in Costa Rica

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in Costa Rica

Relationship between methane emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Costa Rica

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Costa Rica

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Costa Rica

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Costa Rica

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions in Costa Rica

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in Costa Rica

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical population in Costa Rica

Relationship between urban land area and population in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical female population in Costa Rica

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Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical rural land area in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical rural population in Costa Rica

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Evolution of historical urban land area in Costa Rica

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical urban population in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Costa Rica

Relationship between population and date in Costa Rica

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Costa Rica

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Costa Rica

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Costa Rica

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Costa Rica

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Costa Rica

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Costa Rica

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Costa Rica

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Costa Rica

Relationship between access to electricity and birth rate in Costa Rica

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Costa Rica

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica

Distribution of sites in Costa Rica by inscription year

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Costa Rica

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Costa Rica

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Costa Rica

Geographical distribution of sites in Costa Rica by area

Sites in Costa Rica

Proportion of transboundary sites in Costa Rica

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Costa Rica by mean width

Wildfires in Costa Rica

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Costa Rica

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Business

Central government debt: 71.11 % of GDP
Expense: 19.44 % of GDP
Gdp: 86,497,941,439.02 current US$
Inflation: 0.53 annual %
Self-employed workers: 27.37 % of total employment
Tax revenue: 14.35 % of GDP
Unemployment: 8.30 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment: 24.72 % of total employment

Proportion of revenue types by company in Costa Rica

Distribution of companies founded in Costa Rica by year

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Costa Rica

Companies from Costa Rica

Proportion of employee types in companies from Costa Rica

Evolution of historical central government debt in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical expense in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical GDP in Costa Rica

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical inflation in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Costa Rica

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical unemployment in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Costa Rica

Exchanges in Costa Rica

Proportion of shops per country in Costa Rica

Shops in Costa Rica

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Politics

Armed forces personnel: 10,000 people
Democracy score: 8.07
Democracy type: Full democracy
Individuals using the internet: 85.13 % of population
Net migration: 3,750 people
Press freedom: 6.39
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 47.37 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Costa Rica

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in Costa Rica

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Costa Rica

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Costa Rica

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in Costa Rica

Relationship between armed forces personnel and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Costa Rica

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Costa Rica

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical net migration in Costa Rica

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Costa Rica

Political parties in Costa Rica

Distribution of politicians from Costa Rica by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Costa Rica

Politicians from Costa Rica

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Health

Birth rate: 11.69 per 1,000 people
Death rate: 7.11 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita: 948.92 current US$
Health expenditure: 7.57 % of GDP
Incidence of hiv: 0.14 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds: 1.18 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth: 77
Suicide mortality rate: 8.10 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical death rate in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical birth rate in Costa Rica

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Costa Rica

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Costa Rica

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Costa Rica

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Costa Rica

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Costa Rica

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Costa Rica

Diseases in Costa Rica

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Costa Rica

Proportion of diseases in Costa Rica by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Costa Rica by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Costa Rica

Evolution of historical deaths in Costa Rica

Relationship between cases and deaths in Costa Rica

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Costa Rica by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in Costa Rica

Athletes from Costa Rica

Proportion of competitions per city in Costa Rica

Competitions in Costa Rica

Proportion of competitions per country in Costa Rica

Distribution of competitions in Costa Rica by start date

Proportion of medals won by Costa Rica in the Olympics

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Culture

Artists from Costa Rica

Distribution of artists from Costa Rica by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Costa Rica

Geographical distribution of museums in Costa Rica by visitors

Museums in Costa Rica

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Costa Rica by total students

Distribution of universities in Costa Rica per foundation year

Universities in Costa Rica

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In literature

There are 137 books written about Costa Rica in the database

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Details

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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