World\nOECD members\nLatin America\n

Australia\nAustria\nBelgium\nCanada\nChile\nColombia\nCosta Rica\nCzech Republic\nDenmark\nEstonia\nFinland\nFrance\nGermany\nGreece\nHungary\nIceland\nIreland\nIsrael\nItaly\nJapan\nRepublic of Korea\nLatvia\nLithuania\nLuxembourg\nMexico\nNetherlands\nNew Zealand\nNorway\nPoland\nPortugal\nSlovakia\nSlovenia\nSpain\nSweden\nSwitzerland\nTurkiye\nUnited Kingdom\nUnited States\n Choose a country to compare\n----------\nAustralia\nAustria\nBelgium\nCanada\nChile\nColombia\nCosta Rica\nCzech Republic\nDenmark\nEstonia\nFinland\nFrance\nGermany\nGreece\nHungary\nIceland\nIreland\nIsrael\nItaly\nJapan\nRepublic of Korea\nLatvia\nLithuania\nLuxembourg\nMexico\nNetherlands\nNew Zealand\nNorway\nPoland\nPortugal\nSlovakia\nSlovenia\nSpain\nSweden\nSwitzerland\nTurkiye\nUnited Kingdom\nUnited States\n

All rankings including Costa Rica\nRankings in which Costa Rica is Top\nRankings in which Costa Rica is Top 1-3\nRankings in which Costa Rica is Bottom 1-3\nRankings in which Costa Rica is Bottom\nRankings in which Costa Rica is either Top or Bottom\nRankings in which Costa Rica is either Top3 or Bottom3\n

Election and Democracy> [1]

	Costa Rica
Voter turnout in the national election	60.7% (2022) [28/38 countries]

Politician> [4]

	Costa Rica
Statutory number of members (As of February 16, 2023)	57 [38/38 countries]
Inhabitants per parliamentarian (2021)	88,737 [9/38 countries]
% of women in parliament (As of February 16, 2023)	47.37% [4/38 countries]
% of MPs 40 years of age or younger (As of February 16, 2023)	28.07% [13/38 countries]

Political party and organization> [0]

Parliament> [0]

Political awareness> [0]

Political action> [0]

Public officials> [2]

	Costa Rica
% of central government employees aged 55 years or older (2020)	18.19% [31/36 countries]
Evaluation of control of corruption (0-100) (2021)	67.8 [32/38 countries]

Public finance> [3]

	Costa Rica
General government expenditures as % of GDP (2022)	20.0% [38/38 countries]
General government primary net lending/borrowing as % of GDP (2022)	1.09% [5/38 countries]
General government gross debt as % of GDP (2022)	68% [15/38 countries]

Tax> [5]

	Costa Rica
General government revenues as % of GDP (2022)	16% [38/38 countries]
Corporate income tax rate (central + sub-central) (2021)	30.00% [3/38 countries]
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains, % of GDP (2019)	4.9% [38/38 countries]
Social security contributions, % of GDP (2019)	8.1% [23/38 countries]
Taxes on property, % of GDP (2019)	0.4% [33/38 countries]

Social security> [0]

Law and Justice> [0]

Population> [11]

	Costa Rica
Population (ten thousands) (2021)	513.9 [30/38 countries]
Popuation growth (annual) (2021)	0.6% [9/38 countries]
Popuation change in the last 20 years (2001-2021)	27.4% [9/38 countries]
0-14 years, % of the total population (2021)	20.6% [5/38 countries]
15-64 years, % of the total population (2021)	68.8% [3/38 countries]
65 years and over, % of the total population (2021)	10.6% [35/38 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years) (2020)	80.5 [25/38 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years) (2020)	83.0 [25/38 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years) (2020)	78.0 [24/38 countries]
Population density (per square kilometer) (2021)	100.6 [21/38 countries]
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) (2021)	27.6 [14/31 countries]

Marriage and sex> [3]

	Costa Rica
Crude marriage rate (marriages per 1,000 population)	3.7 (2020) [20/37 countries]
Crude divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 population)	2.8 (2019) [1/37 countries]
Relative divorce rate (ratio of divorces to marriages in the latest year) (2008-2020)	0.76 [5/37 countries]

Birth> [7]

	Costa Rica
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (2020)	1.72 [6/38 countries]
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people) (2020)	13.4 [5/38 countries]
Mean age of women at childbirth (2020)	26.6 [38/38 countries]
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2017)	27 [3/38 countries]
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) (2020)	6.7 [4/38 countries]
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (2020)	8 [4/38 countries]
Adolescent fertility rate (Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19) (2020)	50.6 [3/38 countries]

Parent-child relations> [0]

Family> [0]

Domestic problems> [3]

	Costa Rica
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%) (2020)	8.6% [3/16 countries]
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%) (2020)	8.1% [8/17 countries]
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15?49 years subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime (%) (2018)	27% [3/35 countries]

Migration> [2]

	Costa Rica
International migrant stock (% of immigrants in the population) (2020)	10.2% [25/38 countries]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum (2019)	6,204 [23/38 countries]

National economy> [5]

	Costa Rica
GDP (current US$, billions) (2021)	64.276 [34/38 countries]
GDP per capita (current US$) (2021)	12,408 [35/38 countries]
GDP per capita (PPP, current international$) (2021)	22,523 [36/38 countries]
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) (2021)	12,310 [34/37 countries]
Shadow economy, as % of GDP (2015)	19.2% [10/38 countries]

Saving and investment> [0]

Price and interest> [20]

	Costa Rica
Price level index - Gross Domestic Product [= the whole national economy] (OECD=100) (2017)	71 [28/38 countries]
Price level index - Food (OECD=100) (2017)	101 [19/38 countries]
Price level index - Bread and cereals (OECD=100) (2017)	108 [15/38 countries]
Price level index - Meat (OECD=100) (2017)	86 [27/38 countries]
Price level index - Fish (OECD=100) (2017)	113 [10/38 countries]
Price level index - Milk, cheese and eggs (OECD=100) (2017)	125 [11/38 countries]
Price level index - Fruits, vegetables, potatoes (OECD=100) (2017)	109 [14/38 countries]
Price level index - Non-alcoholic beverages (OECD=100) (2017)	122 [9/38 countries]
Price level index - Alcoholic beverages (OECD=100) (2017)	130 [11/38 countries]
Price level index - Tobacco (OECD=100) (2017)	54 [35/38 countries]
Price level index - Clothing and footwear (OECD=100) (2017)	84 [35/38 countries]
Price level index - Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (OECD=100) (2017)	56 [31/38 countries]
Price level index - Hospital services (OECD=100) (2017)	77 [21/38 countries]
Price level index - Transport (OECD=100) (2017)	77 [34/38 countries]
Price level index - Communication (OECD=100) (2017)	55 [33/38 countries]
Price level index - Recreation and culture (OECD=100) (2017)	72 [31/38 countries]
Price level index - Education (OECD=100) (2017)	39 [33/38 countries]
Price level index - Restaurants and hotels (OECD=100) (2017)	72 [32/38 countries]
Price level index - Construction (OECD=100) (2017)	74 [21/38 countries]
Price level index - Services in total (OECD=100) (2017)	57 [29/38 countries]

Income inequality> [1]

	Costa Rica
Income inequality (gini coefficient) (2018)	0.479 [35/35 countries]

Social inequality> [0]

Social position> [0]

Manufacturing> [0]

Services> [0]

Financial sector> [0]

Companies> [0]

Starting business> [1]

	Costa Rica
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) (2020)	3.61 [18/31 countries]

Industrial policy> [0]

Employment> [13]

	Costa Rica
Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (2021)	80.4% [20/38 countries]
Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (2021)	56.6% [34/38 countries]
Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 35-44) (2021)	96.0% [2/38 countries]
Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 35-44) (2021)	72.5% [32/38 countries]
Employment rate, 60-64 years old (% of population ages 60-64), men (2021)	72.7% [16/38 countries]
Employment rate, 60-64 years old (% of population ages 60-64), women (2021)	31.8% [37/38 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	12.0% [4/38 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	12.0% [4/38 countries]
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (2019)	18.8% [29/38 countries]
Employment in services (% of total employment) (2019)	69.2% [26/38 countries]
% of employees whose job tenure is 10 years and more: male and female	29.3% (2021) [29/34 countries]
% of employees whose job tenure is 10 years and more: male	32.1% (2021) [26/34 countries]
% of employees whose job tenure is 10 years and more: female	24.7% (2021) [30/34 countries]

Female employment> [2]

	Costa Rica
Gender wage gap (comparison of median)	0.0% (2019) [27/27 countries]
Maternal employment rate - child under 15	52.1% (2019) [33/34 countries]

Self-employment> [0]

Non-regular employment> [4]

	Costa Rica
Part-time employment - male	11.1% (2021) [12/37 countries]
Part-time employment - female	28.7% (2021) [11/37 countries]
Temporary employment - male as % of dependent employment	8.4% (2021) [23/36 countries]
Temporary employment - female as % of dependent employment	4.6% (2021) [31/36 countries]

Side business> [0]

Recruitment and job change> [0]

Work preference> [0]

Unemployment> [6]

	Costa Rica
Unemployment rate: all ages, male and female (2021)	16.7% [1/38 countries]
Unemployment rate: all ages, male (2021)	12.8% [2/38 countries]
Unemployment rate: all ages, female (2021)	22.3% [1/38 countries]
Unemployment rate: 15-24 years old, male and female (2021)	39.5% [1/38 countries]
Long-term (1 year and over) unemployment rate: all ages, male and female	20.9% (2021) [27/37 countries]
Long-term (1 year and over) unemployment rate: all ages, male	16.5% (2021) [32/37 countries]

Labor policy> [0]

Working time> [1]

	Costa Rica
Average annual hours actually worked per worker	2,073 (2021) [2/38 countries]

Wages> [1]

	Costa Rica
Minimum relative to average (mean) wages of full-time workers (2020)	48.8% [7/30 countries]

Work motivation> [0]

Skills> [0]

Workplace> [0]

Industrial relations> [0]

Work accident> [0]

Housework> [0]

Voluntary activities> [0]

Education in general> [0]

Pre-primary education> [1]

	Costa Rica
Pre-school enrolment rates, children aged 0 to 2 year old	6.9% (2017) [34/37 countries]

Pre-primary education at home> [0]

Pre-primary education on letters> [0]

Pre-primary education on numbers> [0]

Primary school> [6]

	Costa Rica
Average class size in primary education (public and private)	15.7 (2018) [31/31 countries]
Average class size in primary education (public) (2018)	15.6 [33/34 countries]
Average class size in primary education (private)	16.4 (2018) [25/31 countries]
Ratio of students to teaching staff in primary schools (public and private) (2018)	11.6 [28/38 countries]
Ratio of students to teaching staff in primary schools (public) (2018)	11.9 [27/38 countries]
Ratio of students to teaching staff in primary schools (private) (2018)	9.1 [32/36 countries]

Primary school students - home> [0]

Primary school students - school life> [0]

Primary school students - mathematics> [0]

Primary school students - science> [0]

Primary school students - instruction out of school> [0]

Primary school - evaluation of parents> [0]

Primary school - future educational plan> [0]

Lower secondary school> [5]

	Costa Rica
Average class size in lower secondary education (public and private)	33.2 (2018) [1/32 countries]
Average class size in lower secondary education (public)	35.3 (2018) [1/33 countries]
Average class size in lower secondary education (private)	20.0 (2018) [21/32 countries]
Ratio of students to teaching staff in lower secondary education (public and private) (2018)	13.3 [11/34 countries]
Ratio of students to teaching staff in lower secondary education (public) (2018)	14.0 [9/34 countries]

Lower secondary school students - home> [0]

Lower secondary school students - Internet use> [0]

Lower secondary school students - School life> [0]

Lower secondary school students - Mathematics> [0]

Lower secondary school students - Science> [0]

Lower secondary school students - instruction out of school> [0]

Lower secondary school students - future educational plan> [0]

Lower secondary education teachers> [0]

High school students - Performance> [6]

	Costa Rica
Performance on the reading (15 years old, average score) (2018)	426.50 [35/37 countries]
Performance on the reading (15 years old, average score) (2015)	427 [36/38 countries]
Performance on the mathematics (15 years old, average score) (2018)	402.33 [37/38 countries]
Performance on the mathematics (15 years old, average score) (2015)	400 [37/38 countries]
Performance on the science (15 years old, average score) (2018)	415.62 [37/38 countries]
Performance on the science (15 years old, average score) (2015)	420 [36/38 countries]

High school students - Things at home> [5]

	Costa Rica
% of 15-year-old students who have a computer they can use for school work in their home (2018)	72.4% [34/38 countries]
% of 15-year-old students who have classic literature in their home (2018)	46.7% [24/38 countries]
% of 15-year-old students who have books of poetry in their home (2018)	25.7% [35/38 countries]
% of 15-year-old students who have works of art (e.g. paintings) in their home (2018)	49.3% [33/38 countries]
% of 15-year-old students who have musical instruments (e.g. guitar, piano) in their home (2018)	51.0% [3/38 countries]

High school students - Atmosphere of language lessons> [53]

	Costa Rica
% of 15 year old students who say that students don't listen to what the teacher says in their language lessons (2018)	20.7% [34/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that students don't listen to what the teacher says in their language lessons (2009)	20.4% [33/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that there is noise and disorder in their language lessons (2018)	31.7% [18/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that there is noise and disorder in their language lessons (2009)	26.5% [24/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher has to wait a long time for the students to quieten down in their language lessons (2018)	21.2% [32/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher has to wait a long time for the students to quieten down in their language lessons (2009)	17.2% [35/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that students cannot work well in their language lessons (2018)	14.4% [34/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that students cannot work well in their language lessons (2009)	14.0% [32/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that students don't start working for a long time after the lesson begins in their language lessons (2018)	25.7% [14/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that students don't start working for a long time after the lesson begins in their language lessons (2009)	21.9% [25/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher shows an interest in every student's learning in their language lessons (2018)	87.7% [1/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher gives extra help when students need it in their language lessons (2018)	79.9% [8/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students with their learning in their language lessons (2018)	86.3% [5/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher continues teaching until the students understands in their language lessons (2018)	78.3% [5/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher sets clear goals for our learning in their language lessons (2018)	74.6% [9/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher asks questions to check whether they have understood what was taught in their language lessons (2018)	71.7% [19/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher presents a short summary of the previous lesson in their language lessons (2018)	41.7% [19/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher tells us what we have to learn in their language lessons (2018)	68.7% [29/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who agree that their teacher make them feel confident in their ability in their language lessons (2018)	72.1% [16/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who agree that their teacher listen to their view in their language lessons (2018)	66.5% [16/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who felt that their teacher understand them in their language lessons (2018)	68.7% [18/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that their teacher adapts the lesson to their class's needs and knowledge in their language lessons (2018)	49.6% [27/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that their teacher provides individual help when a student has difficulties understanding a topic or task in their language lessons (2018)	50.1% [23/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that their teacher changes the structure of the lesson on a topic that most students find difficult to understand in their language lessons (2018)	35.6% [34/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that their teacher gives them feedback on their strengths in their language lessons (2018)	19.2% [35/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that their teacher tells them in which areas they can still improve in their language lessons (2018)	30.9% [33/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that their teacher tells them how they can improve their performance in their language lessons (2018)	35.4% [31/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who agree that it was clear to them that their teacher liked teaching them in their language lessons (2018)	77.6% [8/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who agree that the enthusiasm of the teacher inspired them in their language lessons (2018)	59.2% [11/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who agree that it was clear that the teacher likes to deal with the topic of the lesson in their language lessons (2018)	74.4% [23/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who agree that the teacher showed enjoyment in teaching in their language lessons (2018)	68.1% [25/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who read texts that include diagrams or maps for school (2018)	13.4% [35/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who read fiction (e.g., novels, short stories) for school (2018)	31.6% [12/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who read texts that include tables or graphs for school (2018)	15.1% [36/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who read digital texts including links for school (2018)	18.4% [19/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher encourages students to express their opinion about a text in their language lessons (2018)	44.4% [36/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher encourages students to express their opinion about a text in their language lessons (2009)	52.2% [28/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students relate the stories they read to their lives in their language lessons (2018)	45.6% [11/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students relate the stories they read to their lives in their language lessons (2009)	44.7% [6/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher shows students how the information in texts builds on what they already know in their language lessons (2018)	49.9% [23/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher shows students how the information in texts builds on what they already know in their language lessons (2009)	41.0% [21/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher poses questions that motivate students to participate actively in their language lessons (2018)	55.4% [21/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher poses questions that motivate students to participate actively in their language lessons (2009)	58.7% [20/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who have read a text of more than 100 pages in their language lessons (2018)	23.0% [31/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who are told to write a summary of the book or the chapter in their language lessons (2018)	62.7% [26/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who are told to list and write a short description of the main characters in their language lessons (2018)	68.8% [20/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who are told to discuss in small groups with other students who read the same book or chapter in their language lessons (2018)	45.0% [24/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who are told to give their personal thoughts about the book or the chapter in their language lessons (2018)	59.7% [35/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who are told to answer questions about the book or the chapter in their language lessons (2018)	80.6% [22/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who are told to compare the content of the book or the chapter with their own experience in their language lessons (2018)	37.4% [18/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who are told to compare the book with other books or texts on a similar topic in their language lessons (2018)	34.6% [32/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who are told to select a passage they liked or disliked and explain why in their language lessons (2018)	42.6% [31/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who are told to write a text related to what they have read in their language lessons (2018)	52.6% [26/38 countries]

High school students - Internet education> [7]

	Costa Rica
% of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to use keywords when using a search engine (2018)	44.7% [32/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to decide whether to trust information from the Internet (2018)	62.4% [24/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to compare different web pages and decide what information is more relevant (2018)	56.5% [23/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who have learned at school to understand the consequences of making information publicly available online (2018)	67.6% [32/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to use the short description below the links in the list of results of a search (2018)	46.5% [19/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to detect whether the information is subjective or biased (2018)	35.5% [38/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to detect phishing or spam emails (2018)	29.2% [32/38 countries]

High school students - Reading> [20]

	Costa Rica
% of 15 year old students who read only if they have to (2018)	56.3% [7/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who agree that reading is one of their favourite hobbies (2018)	40.9% [6/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who like talking about books with other people (2018)	37.9% [16/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who agree that reading is a waste of time (2018)	18.1% [32/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who I read only to get information that they need (2018)	54.5% [7/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who spontaneously read magazines several times a week (2018)	4.2% [20/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who spontaneously read comic books several times a week (2018)	7.0% [7/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who spontaneously read fiction (novels, narratives, stories) several times a week (2018)	14.3% [7/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who spontaneously read non-fiction books (informational, documentary) several times a week (2018)	7.6% [10/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who spontaneously read newspapers several times a week (2018)	9.3% [20/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who read books more often in paper format (2018)	15.0% [38/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who read books more often on digital devices (2018)	17.0% [9/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who read books equally often in paper format and on digital devices (2018)	18.0% [4/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who spend more than 1 hour a day reading for enjoyment (2018)	19.1% [12/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who agree that they are good readers (2018)	47.4% [37/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who agree that they are able to understand difficult texts (2018)	54.6% [35/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who agree that they read fluently (2018)	69.4% [31/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who agree that they have always had difficulty with reading (2018)	18.3% [19/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who agree that they have to read a text several times before completely understanding it (2018)	47.0% [9/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who agree that I find it difficult to answer questions about a text (2018)	23.9% [25/38 countries]

High school students - Internet use> [6]

	Costa Rica
% of 15-year olds who read emails several times a day (2018)	5.7% [37/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who chat on line several times a day (2018)	74.9% [17/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who read online news several times a day (2018)	21.3% [23/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who search information online to learn about a particular topic several times a day (2018)	21.8% [30/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who take part in online group discussions or forums several times a day (2018)	4.2% [36/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who search for practical information online several times a day (2018)	17.0% [29/38 countries]

High school students - Impression of PISA Reading Test> [3]

	Costa Rica
% of those who agree that there were many words they could not understand in the PISA test (2018)	31.1% [3/38 countries]
% of those who agree that many texts were too difficult for them in the PISA test (2018)	21.0% [8/38 countries]
% of those who agree that they were lost when they had to navigate between different pages in the PISA test (2018)	22.0% [9/38 countries]

High school students - learning method> [11]

	Costa Rica
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of concentrating on the parts of the text that are easy to understand as useful for understanding and memorising the text (2018)	3.34 [11/38 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of quickly reading through the text twice as useful for understanding and memorising the text (2018)	2.71 [23/38 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of discussing its content with other people after reading the text as useful for understanding and memorising the text (2018)	3.29 [28/38 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of underlining important parts of the text as useful for understanding and memorising the text (2018)	4.22 [12/38 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of summarising the text in their own words as useful for understanding and memorising the text (2018)	4.16 [10/38 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of reading the text aloud to another person as useful for understanding and memorising the text (2018)	3.27 [5/38 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of checking that each paragraph is covered in the summary as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text (2018)	3.24 [19/38 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of I trying to copy out accurately as many sentences as possible as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text (2018)	2.73 [4/38 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of reading the text as many times as possible before writing the summary as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text (2018)	3.47 [14/38 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of carefully checking whether the most important facts in the text are represented in the summary as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text (2018)	4.04 [29/38 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of reading through the text, underlining the most important sentences, and then writing them in their own words as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text (2018)	4.17 [16/38 countries]

High school students - response to a junk mail> [5]

	Costa Rica
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of answering the email and asking for more information as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone (2018)	2.51 [27/38 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of checking the sender�fs email address as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone (2018)	3.33 [38/38 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of clicking on the link to fill out the form as soon as possible as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone (2018)	2.21 [18/38 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of deleting the email without clicking on the link as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone (2018)	2.54 [38/38 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of checking the website of the mobile phone operator as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone (2018)	3.28 [38/38 countries]

High school students - effort and failure> [13]

	Costa Rica
% of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school will help me get a good job (2018)	79.9% [25/38 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school will help me get into a good college (2018)	80.8% [35/38 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school is important (2018)	80.9% [29/38 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who find satisfaction in working as hard as they can (2018)	82.7% [9/38 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who persist until a task is finished once they start (2018)	72.8% [10/38 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who enjoy doing things when they improve on their past performance (2018)	79.8% [25/38 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who would rather keep struggling to master something if they are not good at than move on to something they may be good at (2018)	73.4% [7/38 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who worry about what others think of when they are failing (2018)	42.4% [33/36 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who are afraid that they might not have enough talent when they are failing (2018)	42.8% [31/36 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who doubt their plans for the future when they are failing (2018)	37.0% [33/36 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that they can�ft change their intelligence very much (2018)	41.0% [9/37 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who enjoy working in situations involving competition with others (2018)	62.7% [15/38 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who agree that it is important for them to perform better than other people on a task (2018)	65.8% [5/38 countries]

High school students - competition and cooperation> [9]

	Costa Rica
% of 15-year-olds who try harder when they are in competition with other people (2018)	73.3% [11/38 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to value competition (2018)	42.4% [18/37 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students are competing with each other (2018)	48.9% [12/37 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to share the feeling that competing with each other is important (2018)	41.4% [16/37 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students feel that they are being compared with others (2018)	41.1% [31/37 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to value cooperation (2018)	42.8% [30/38 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students are cooperating with each other (2018)	47.5% [31/38 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to share the feeling that cooperating with each other is important (2018)	45.6% [32/38 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that they are encouraged to cooperate with others (2018)	47.3% [30/38 countries]

High school students - meaning of life> [3]

	Costa Rica
% of 15-year-olds who think that their life has clear meaning or purpose (2018)	76.1% [4/34 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who have discovered a satisfactory meaning in life (2018)	66.6% [6/34 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who have a clear sense of what gives meaning to their life (2018)	70.7% [3/34 countries]

High school students - feeling> [9]

	Costa Rica
% of 15-year-olds who always feel happy (2018)	50.2% [3/33 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel scared (2018)	2.0% [30/33 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel lively (2018)	41.3% [4/33 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel miserable (2018)	3.1% [27/33 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel proud (2018)	26.3% [4/33 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel afraid (2018)	2.9% [31/33 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel joyful (2018)	51.2% [3/33 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel sad (2018)	5.8% [16/33 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel cheerful (2018)	43.8% [13/33 countries]

High school students - goals in school> [3]

	Costa Rica
% of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to learn as much as possible (2018)	62.8% [3/38 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to completely master the material presented in their classes (2018)	53.5% [7/38 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to understand the content of their classes as thoroughly as possible (2018)	65.5% [6/38 countries]

High school students - doing things in life> [4]

	Costa Rica
% of 15-year olds who usually manage one way or another (2018)	81.6% [26/37 countries]
% of 15-year olds who feel proud that they have accomplished things (2018)	84.7% [17/37 countries]
% of 15-year olds who feel that they can handle many things at a time (2018)	70.0% [15/37 countries]
% of 15-year olds who can usually find their way out in a difficult situation (2018)	78.7% [24/37 countries]

High school students - feeling at school> [6]

	Costa Rica
% of 15-year olds who feel like an outsider (or left out of things) (2018)	18.4% [22/37 countries]
% of 15-year olds who make friends easily at school (2018)	65.9% [34/37 countries]
% of 15-year olds who feel like they belong at school. (2018)	70.4% [14/37 countries]
% of 15-year olds who feel awkward and out of place in their school. (2018)	16.4% [27/37 countries]
% of 15-year olds who think that other students seem to like them (2018)	70.0% [32/37 countries]
% of 15-year olds who feel lonely at school (2018)	14.4% [18/37 countries]

High school students - family support> [3]

	Costa Rica
% of 15-year olds who think that their parents support their educational efforts and achievements (2018)	80.0% [23/36 countries]
% of 15-year olds who think that their parents support them when they are facing difficulties at school (2018)	80.2% [18/36 countries]
% of 15-year olds who think that their parents encourage them to be confident (2018)	77.6% [24/36 countries]

High school students - laziness and bullying> [14]

	Costa Rica
% of 15-year olds who have ever skipped a whole school day in the last two weeks (2018)	34.4% [3/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who have ever skipped some classes in the last two weeks (2018)	35.6% [8/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who have ever arrived late for school in the last two weeks (2018)	44.9% [21/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who have ever been made fun of by other students during the past 12 months (2018)	23.5% [20/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who have ever been left out of things by other students during the past 12 months (2018)	29.6% [28/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who have ever been threatened by other students during the past 12 months (2018)	16.7% [12/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds whose belongings have ever been taken away or destroyed by other students during the past 12 months (2018)	11.1% [34/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who have ever been hit or pushed around by other students during the past 12 months (2018)	11.4% [32/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds whose nasty rumours have ever been spread by other students during the past 12 months (2018)	31.6% [6/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who are irritated when nobody defends bullied students (2018)	73.6% [19/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who agree that it is a good thing to help students who can�ft defend themselves (2018)	78.3% [19/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who agree that it is a wrong thing to join in bullying (2018)	75.2% [28/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who feel bad seeing other students bullied (2018)	76.6% [19/38 countries]
% of 15-year olds who like to see someone standing up for bullied students (2018)	79.1% [23/38 countries]

High school students - learning foreign language> [2]

	Costa Rica
Average hours per week to spend learning foreign language out of school (2015)	5.27 [3/38 countries]
Dispersion (S.E.) of hours per week to spend learning foreign language out of school (2015)	0.130 [7/38 countries]

High school students - problem solving> [8]

	Costa Rica
% of 15 year old students who definitely check brochure to check how to get to the zoo (2012)	43.7% [10/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who definitely study a map and work out the best route (2012)	20.2% [38/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who definitely leave it to their brother to worry about how to get there (2012)	10.7% [14/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who definitely suggest just to start driving (2012)	32.8% [2/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who definitely check similarities with the machines they have used when the ticket machine is new (2012)	38.7% [8/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who definitely try out all the buttons to see what happens when the ticket machine is new (2012)	11.8% [11/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who definitely ask someone for help when the ticket machine is new (2012)	47.0% [4/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who definitely try to find a ticket office when the ticket machine is new (2012)	35.4% [11/38 countries]

University> [6]

	Costa Rica
% of 25-64 year olds that has attained tertiary education (2020)	25.1% [33/38 countries]
% of 25-64 year olds that has attained short-cycle tertiary education (2020)	6.3% [17/34 countries]
% of 25-64 year olds that has attained Bachelor�fs or higher (2020)	18.9% [31/34 countries]
% of 25-34 year olds that has attained tertiary education (2020)	32.5% [34/38 countries]
% of 25-34 year olds that has attained short-cycle tertiary education (2020)	10.3% [11/30 countries]
% of 25-34 year olds that has attained Bachelor�fs or higher (2020)	22.2% [30/30 countries]

Mass media> [5]

	Costa Rica
Daily newspapers: number of titles (2004)	7 [31/35 countries]
Daily newspapers: Number of titles per 1 million inhabitants (2004)	1.65 [31/35 countries]
Daily newspapers: Total average circulation (2004)	275,200 [28/31 countries]
Daily newspapers: Total average circulation per 1,000 inhabitants (2004)	65 [29/31 countries]
Newspaper journalists (headcounts)	203 (2003) [26/26 countries]

Higher education and Research> [0]

Attitude toward science> [0]

eGovernment> [4]

	Costa Rica
E-Government Development Index (2020)	0.7576 [36/38 countries]
E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.6548 [36/38 countries]
Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.6824 [36/38 countries]
Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.8428 [33/38 countries]

Internet> [0]

Geography> [9]

	Costa Rica
Surface area (square km) (2020)	51,100 [29/38 countries]
Land area (sq. km) (2020)	51,060 [29/38 countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area) (2020)	34.5% [25/38 countries]
Forest area (sq. km) (2020)	30,349 [24/38 countries]
Forest area (% of land area) (2020)	59.4% [6/38 countries]
Coastline (km) (2019)	1,290 [24/38 countries]
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) (2015)	2.0% [22/32 countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius) (1961-1990)	24.8 [1/38 countries]
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) (2019)	2,926 [2/38 countries]

Biodiversity> [5]

	Costa Rica
Bird species, threatened (2018)	27 [9/38 countries]
Fish species, threatened (2018)	64 [10/38 countries]
Mammal species, threatened (2018)	11 [13/38 countries]
Plant species (higher), threatened (2018)	143 [5/38 countries]
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) (2018)	27.6% [12/38 countries]

Animals, environment and mankind> [0]

Environment and economy> [0]

Environmental protection> [0]

CO2 and energy> [3]

	Costa Rica
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes) (2019)	8,240 [36/38 countries]
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes) (2019)	1.63 [37/38 countries]
CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP) (2019)	0.072 [36/38 countries]

Energy> [3]

	Costa Rica
Coal supply per capita (kg) (2018)	0 [32/32 countries]
Electric power supply per capita (kWh) (2018)	2,252 [31/32 countries]
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, % of total (2018)	2.9% [31/32 countries]

Nuclear and radioactivity> [0]

Environmental pollution> [4]

	Costa Rica
Age-standardized mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) (2016)	23.3 [13/38 countries]
Mortality rate attributed to exposure to unsafe WASH services (per 100,000 population) (2016)	0.9 [3/27 countries]
Mortality rate from unintentional poisoning (per 100 000 population) (2019)	0.1 [33/36 countries]
Proportion of population using safely-managed sanitation services (%) (2020)	30% [37/38 countries]

Waste and cleanness> [1]

	Costa Rica
Municipal waste (kg per capita)	286 (2020) [36/37 countries]

Effect of the world economy> [0]

Trade> [8]

	Costa Rica
Exports of goods and services (billion US$) (2020)	19.6 [37/38 countries]
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP (2020)	31.5% [25/38 countries]
Imports of goods and services (billion US$) (2020)	17.8 [37/38 countries]
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP (2020)	28.6% [29/38 countries]
External balance on goods and services (million US$) (2020)	2 [23/38 countries]
Current account balance (billion US$) (2021)	-0.709 [26/38 countries]
Export from Japan (million US$) (2018)	349 [32/37 countries]
Import to Japan (million US$) (2018)	328 [29/37 countries]

Foreign direct investment> [1]

	Costa Rica
Outward direct investment - stock (% of GDP) (2020)	6.6% [36/38 countries]

National identity> [0]

International relations> [1]

	Costa Rica
Period of United Nations membership ()	1945.1102 [12/38 countries]

Military> [2]

	Costa Rica
Military expenditure (billion US$) (2020)	0.0 [37/38 countries]
Military expenditure (% of GDP) (2020)	0.0% [37/37 countries]

Crime and accidents> [9]

	Costa Rica
Intentional homicide (cases per 100,000 population) (2020)	11.19 [3/34 countries]
Serious assault (cases per 100,000 population) (2020)	177.6 [8/33 countries]
Kidnapping (cases per 100,000 population) (2020)	0.14 [17/26 countries]
Sexual violence (cases per 100,000 population) (2020)	116.6 [4/33 countries]
Theft (cases per 100,000 population) (2020)	386.9 [26/33 countries]
Burglary (cases per 100,000 population) (2020)	349.4 [13/30 countries]
Fraud (cases per 100,000 population) (2020)	297.8 [15/31 countries]
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 population) (2019)	14.8 [3/38 countries]
Mortality rate due to homicide (per 100,000 population) (2019)	12.6 [3/38 countries]

Police> [2]

	Costa Rica
Number of police personnels (per 100,000 population)	277.5 (2015) [21/35 countries]
Female police personnels (% in all police personnels)	0.2% (2015) [8/34 countries]

Arms> [0]

Body> [1]

	Costa Rica
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (5?19 years) (%) (2016)	12.3% [8/38 countries]

Appearance> [0]

Exercise> [0]

Blood> [1]

	Costa Rica
Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (15?49 years) (%) (2019)	13.7% [12/36 countries]

Sleep> [0]

Eating> [0]

Smoking> [3]

	Costa Rica
Current tobacco smokers, men and women (% of population)	8.9% (2015) [32/32 countries]
Current tobacco smokers, men (% of population) (2001-2020)	13.4% [30/32 countries]
Current tobacco smokers, women (% of population) (2001-2020)	4.4% [32/32 countries]

Drug> [4]

	Costa Rica
% of those who use cannabis	5.18% (2015) [24/38 countries]
% of those who use cocaine	1.23% (2015) [13/38 countries]
% of those who use amphetamines	0.00% (2015) [35/36 countries]
% of those who use ecstasy	0.42% (2015) [25/38 countries]

Health status> [2]

	Costa Rica
Healthy life expectancy at birth - male (2019)	68.6 [27/38 countries]
Healthy life expectancy at birth - female (2019)	71.3 [24/38 countries]

Disease> [5]

	Costa Rica
New HIV infectionsf (per 1000 uninfected population) (2020)	0.34 [1/19 countries]
Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population) (2020)	10 [10/38 countries]
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among children under 5 years (%) (2020)	0.02 [34/38 countries]
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs (2020)	10,590 [4/38 countries]
Probability of dying from any of CVD, cancer, diabetes, CRD between age 30-70 (%) (2019)	9.5 [29/38 countries]

Suicide> [33]

	Costa Rica
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	7.62 [29/38 countries]
Suicide - male, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	13.35 [25/38 countries]
Suicide - female, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	1.93 [35/38 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	11.01 [11/38 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	19.06 [6/38 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	2.63 [27/38 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	10.01 [21/38 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	16.72 [19/38 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.11 [25/38 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	10.52 [27/38 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	18.34 [24/38 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	2.66 [33/38 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	11.79 [31/38 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	20.61 [29/38 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.24 [33/38 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	10.62 [31/38 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	19.59 [30/38 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	2.05 [35/38 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	4.94 [37/38 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	9.67 [37/38 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	0.58 [38/38 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	4.92 [36/38 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	10.85 [35/38 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	0.00 [37/38 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.90 [37/38 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	9.67 [37/38 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	0.00 [37/38 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.90 [37/38 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	9.67 [37/38 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	0.00 [37/38 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.90 [37/38 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	9.67 [37/38 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	0.00 [37/38 countries]

Health care system> [6]

	Costa Rica
Density of medical doctors (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	33.0 [26/38 countries]
Density of nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	38.0 [34/38 countries]
Density of dentists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	11.5 [5/38 countries]
Density of pharmacists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	11.9 [9/36 countries]
Hospital beds (number per 1,000 population)	1.1 (2019) [37/38 countries]
Health expenditure (% of GDP) (2016)	7.5% [24/38 countries]

Agriculture> [6]

	Costa Rica
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) (2019)	10,837 [35/38 countries]
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (million US$)	2,863 (2021) [29/36 countries]
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)	4.5% (2021) [3/36 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	12.0% [4/38 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	12.0% [4/38 countries]
Producer support estimates, as % of gross farm receipts (2021)	3.83% [13/16 countries]

Cereal, Starchy Roots, Sugar & Sweeteners> [12]

	Costa Rica
Cereals - Excluding Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	127.61 [15/38 countries]
Wheat and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	41.64 [36/38 countries]
Rice and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	67.80 [3/38 countries]
Barley and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.93 [13/36 countries]
Maize and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	14.75 [11/35 countries]
Oat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.47 [21/38 countries]
Starchy Roots, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	20.32 [36/38 countries]
Potatoes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	15.28 [36/38 countries]
Sweet Potatoes, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.01 [24/30 countries]
Sugar & Sweeteners, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	51.72 [13/38 countries]
Sugar (Raw Equivalent), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	47.61 [3/38 countries]
Honey, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.26 [34/38 countries]

Pulses, Nuts, Oilcrops, Vegetable Oils> [16]

	Costa Rica
Pulses, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	9.20 [5/38 countries]
Beans, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	8.69 [1/36 countries]
Peas, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.08 [34/37 countries]
Soyabeans, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.21 [17/38 countries]
Nuts and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.55 [35/38 countries]
Groundnuts, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.20 [15/38 countries]
Coconuts - Incl Copra, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.87 [3/38 countries]
Olives (including preserved), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.13 [35/38 countries]
Vegetable Oils, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	17.59 [11/38 countries]
Soyabean Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	9.22 [3/38 countries]
Groundnut Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [25/38 countries]
Sunflowerseed Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.93 [29/38 countries]
Palm Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	6.23 [2/31 countries]
Coconut Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.06 [11/29 countries]
Olive Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.33 [32/38 countries]
Maize Germ Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.13 [24/37 countries]

Vegetables, Fruits, Spices> [15]

	Costa Rica
Vegetables, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	58.67 [37/38 countries]
Tomatoes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	14.41 [19/38 countries]
Onions, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	7.13 [27/37 countries]
Fruits - Excluding Wine, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	114.07 [7/38 countries]
Oranges, Mandarines, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	15.84 [17/38 countries]
Lemons, Limes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	7.59 [4/38 countries]
Grapefruit and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	4.01 [1/38 countries]
Bananas, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [38/38 countries]
Apples and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.65 [38/38 countries]
Pineapples and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	24.79 [1/38 countries]
Dates, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.01 [33/38 countries]
Grapes and products (excl wine), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.15 [32/38 countries]
Spices, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.71 [22/38 countries]
Pepper, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.32 [1/38 countries]
Pimento, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.03 [33/37 countries]

Stimulants, Alcoholic Beverages> [8]

	Costa Rica
Stimulants, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	6.19 [11/38 countries]
Coffee and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	6.06 [11/38 countries]
Tea (including mate), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.13 [33/38 countries]
Alcoholic Beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	25.41 [36/38 countries]
Total alcohol per capita (??15 years of age) consumptionl (litres of pure alcohol) (2019)	4.1 [37/38 countries]
Wine, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.46 [33/38 countries]
Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	14.68 [37/38 countries]
Fermented beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.05 [30/38 countries]

Meat, Diary, Fish> [15]

	Costa Rica
Meat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	52.64 [35/38 countries]
Bovine Meat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	12.52 [30/38 countries]
Mutton & Goat Meat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.01 [38/38 countries]
Pigmeat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	13.04 [35/38 countries]
Poultry Meat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	27.07 [15/38 countries]
Offals, Edible, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.76 [28/38 countries]
Butter, Ghee, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.57 [30/38 countries]
Animal Fats, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.21 [35/38 countries]
Eggs, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	11.33 [25/38 countries]
Milk (Excluding Butter), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	153.78 [27/38 countries]
Fish, Seafood, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	18.11 [25/38 countries]
Freshwater Fish, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	6.61 [8/38 countries]
Demersal Fish, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.56 [37/38 countries]
Pelagic Fish, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	8.05 [9/38 countries]
Crustaceans, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.25 [26/38 countries]

Eating behaviors> [0]

Leisure> [0]

Game> [0]

Tourism> [7]

	Costa Rica
Travel & Tourism Competitiveness (ranking by World Economic Forum) (2019)	41 [28/38 countries]
Number of foreign visitors to Japan (2019)	3,305 [34/37 countries]
Number of foreign visitors to Japan (per 10,000 population) (2019)	6.5 [34/37 countries]
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) (2019)	18.8% [3/29 countries]
International tourism, number of arrivals (ten thousands) (2019)	336.6 [34/37 countries]
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) (2019)	6.5% [8/29 countries]
International tourism, number of departures (ten thousands) (2019)	115.3 [37/38 countries]

Culture> [1]

	Costa Rica
Number of world heritage properties (2011)	3 [31/38 countries]

Books> [4]

	Costa Rica
Book production, annual total	1,464 (1998) [32/33 countries]
Book production, % of arts and recreation	2.7% (1998) [32/33 countries]
Book production, % of literature	15.1% (1998) [28/33 countries]
Book production, % of religion and theology	3.3% (1998) [22/33 countries]

TV and radio> [0]

Music> [0]

Movie> [2]

	Costa Rica
Number of cinemas (2005)	18 [29/29 countries]
Film production, 2005-2009 average (2005-2009)	0.8 [38/38 countries]

Sports> [0]

Life> [24]

	Costa Rica
Life satisfaction (10 steps) (2022)	6.582 [22/38 countries]
Life satisfaction (10 steps) - male (2012-2014)	7.192 [12/38 countries]
Life satisfaction (10 steps) - female (2012-2014)	7.288 [12/38 countries]
% of those who had positive affect on the previous day (2010-2012)	88.6% [2/38 countries]
% of those who report that they felt happiness on the previous day (2010-2012)	88.1% [7/38 countries]
% of those who had negative affect on the previous day (2010-2012)	25.1% [15/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who always or sometimes feel happy (2018)	95.4% [6/33 countries]
% of 15 year old students who always or sometimes feel lively (2018)	90.8% [3/33 countries]
% of 15 year old students who always or sometimes feel proud (2018)	86.6% [1/33 countries]
% of 15 year old students who always or sometimes feel joyful (2018)	93.5% [8/33 countries]
% of 15 year old students who always or sometimes feel cheerful (2018)	91.4% [11/33 countries]
% of 15 year old students who always or sometimes feel scared (2018)	24.4% [32/33 countries]
% of 15 year old students who always or sometimes feel miserable (2018)	30.7% [28/33 countries]
% of 15 year old students who always or sometimes feel afraid (2018)	30.8% [28/33 countries]
% of 15 year old students who always or sometimes feel sad (2018)	53.8% [11/33 countries]
% of those who are satisfied with their freedom of choice in life (2021)	93.4% [7/38 countries]
Generosity of the pepople (2021)	-12.6% [25/38 countries]
% of 15 year old students who think they usually manage one way or another (2018)	91.5% [11/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who feel proud that they have accomplished things (2018)	95.5% [1/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who feel that they can handle many things at a time (2018)	78.9% [3/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who think their belief in themselves gets them through hard times (2018)	84.3% [3/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who think they can usually find their way out of it when they are in a difficult situation (2018)	88.6% [5/37 countries]
% of 15 year old students who worry about what others think of them when they are failing (2018)	47.3% [32/36 countries]
% of 15 year old students who are afraid that they might not have enough talent when they are failing (2018)	47.9% [30/36 countries]

Identity> [0]

Belongingness> [0]

Personality> [0]

Human relations> [0]

Friendship> [0]

Denomination> [3]

	Costa Rica
Christian, % of population (2012)	92.0% [5/35 countries]
Catholic, % of population (2012)	76.3% [10/27 countries]
Protestant, % of population (2012)	14.4% [16/24 countries]

Attitude toward religion> [0]

Religious group> [0]

Religious activities> [0]

Supernatural> [0]