Costa Rica vs Nicaragua
Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Population
Population in 2023: 5.11 million people in Costa Rica and 6.82 million people in Nicaragua, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nicaragua, by 1.72 million people, or 1.34 times that in Costa Rica.
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What the numbers say
- Nicaragua has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Costa Rica ranked 125 and Nicaragua ranked 109 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Costa Rica at 3.78 million people and Nicaragua at 8.61 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.11 million | 6.82 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 5.08 million | 6.73 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 5.06 million | 6.65 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 5.03 million | 6.57 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 5 million | 6.48 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 4.96 million | 6.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 4.91 million | 6.32 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 4.87 million | 6.23 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 4.82 million | 6.15 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 4.77 million | 6.07 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 4.72 million | 5.98 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 4.66 million | 5.9 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 4.61 million | 5.82 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 4.56 million | 5.74 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 4.5 million | 5.66 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 4.44 million | 5.58 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 4.38 million | 5.5 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 4.32 million | 5.42 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 4.26 million | 5.34 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 4.2 million | 5.27 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 4.14 million | 5.21 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 4.08 million | 5.15 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 4.01 million | 5.09 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 3.94 million | 5.02 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 3.86 million | 4.95 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 3.78 million | 4.88 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 3.7 million | 4.81 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 3.62 million | 4.73 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 3.54 million | 4.64 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 3.45 million | 4.55 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 3.37 million | 4.45 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 3.28 million | 4.36 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 3.2 million | 4.26 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 3.12 million | 4.16 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 3.04 million | 4.07 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 2.97 million | 3.97 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 2.89 million | 3.88 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 2.82 million | 3.79 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 2.74 million | 3.71 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 2.67 million | 3.62 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 2.6 million | 3.53 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 2.53 million | 3.44 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 2.46 million | 3.35 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 2.39 million | 3.25 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 2.33 million | 3.17 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 2.27 million | 3.08 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 2.21 million | 2.99 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 2.15 million | 2.9 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 2.09 million | 2.82 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 2.04 million | 2.73 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 1.99 million | 2.65 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 1.94 million | 2.57 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 1.89 million | 2.5 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 1.84 million | 2.42 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 1.79 million | 2.35 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 1.74 million | 2.28 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 1.69 million | 2.21 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 1.64 million | 2.14 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 1.59 million | 2.07 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 1.53 million | 2.01 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 1.48 million | 1.95 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 1.43 million | 1.89 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 1.38 million | 1.84 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 1.33 million | 1.78 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 1.28 million | 1.73 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 1.23 million | 1.68 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 1.19 million | 1.63 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 1.14 million | 1.58 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 1.1 million | 1.54 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 1.06 million | 1.49 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 1.03 million | 1.45 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 991,800 | 1.41 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 958,400 | 1.37 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 926,800 | 1.33 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 916,100 | 1.29 million | – |
| 1948 | 885,300 | 1.26 million | – |
| 1947 | 856,100 | 1.22 million | – |
| 1946 | 827,900 | 1.19 million | – |
| 1945 | 800,600 | 1.16 million | – |
| 1944 | 774,200 | 1.12 million | – |
| 1943 | 748,700 | 1.09 million | – |
| 1942 | 724,000 | 1.06 million | – |
| 1941 | 701,700 | 1.03 million | – |
| 1940 | 681,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1939 | 663,900 | 985,500 | – |
| 1938 | 648,100 | 964,400 | – |
| 1937 | 634,300 | 945,400 | – |
| 1936 | 620,800 | 926,700 | – |
| 1935 | 607,600 | 908,500 | – |
| 1934 | 594,700 | 890,500 | – |
| 1933 | 582,000 | 873,000 | – |
| 1932 | 569,600 | 855,700 | – |
| 1931 | 557,900 | 841,100 | – |
| 1930 | 546,900 | 829,000 | – |
| 1929 | 536,600 | 819,300 | – |
| 1928 | 526,900 | 812,100 | – |
| 1927 | 517,700 | 807,200 | – |
| 1926 | 508,800 | 802,300 | – |
| 1925 | 500,000 | 797,400 | – |
| 1924 | 491,400 | 792,600 | – |
| 1923 | 482,900 | 787,800 | – |
| 1922 | 474,500 | 783,100 | – |
| 1921 | 466,600 | 777,000 | – |
| 1920 | 459,000 | 769,700 | – |
| 1919 | 451,900 | 761,200 | – |
| 1918 | 445,000 | 751,500 | – |
| 1917 | 438,600 | 740,600 | – |
| 1916 | 431,700 | 728,000 | – |
| 1915 | 424,900 | 715,500 | – |
| 1914 | 418,300 | 703,300 | – |
| 1913 | 411,700 | 691,300 | – |
| 1912 | 405,200 | 679,500 | – |
| 1911 | 398,400 | 667,900 | – |
| 1910 | 391,300 | 656,500 | – |
| 1909 | 383,900 | 645,300 | – |
| 1908 | 376,300 | 634,300 | – |
| 1907 | 368,300 | 623,500 | – |
| 1906 | 360,600 | 612,800 | – |
| 1905 | 353,000 | 602,400 | – |
| 1904 | 345,500 | 592,100 | – |
| 1903 | 338,200 | 581,900 | – |
| 1902 | 331,100 | 572,000 | – |
| 1901 | 324,100 | 562,500 | – |
| 1900 | 317,200 | 553,500 | – |
| 1899 | 310,500 | 545,000 | – |
| 1898 | 304,000 | 536,900 | – |
| 1897 | 297,600 | 529,200 | – |
| 1896 | 291,300 | 521,700 | – |
| 1895 | 285,100 | 514,200 | – |
| 1894 | 279,100 | 506,900 | – |
| 1893 | 273,200 | 499,700 | – |
| 1892 | 267,500 | 492,500 | – |
| 1891 | 261,400 | 485,500 | – |
| 1890 | 255,000 | 478,500 | – |
| 1889 | 248,300 | 471,700 | – |
| 1888 | 241,400 | 464,900 | – |
| 1887 | 234,200 | 458,200 | – |
| 1886 | 227,200 | 451,700 | – |
| 1885 | 220,500 | 445,200 | – |
| 1884 | 213,900 | 438,800 | – |
| 1883 | 207,500 | 432,500 | – |
| 1882 | 201,400 | 426,300 | – |
| 1881 | 195,400 | 420,100 | – |
| 1880 | 189,600 | 414,100 | – |
| 1879 | 184,000 | 408,100 | – |
| 1878 | 178,600 | 402,200 | – |
| 1877 | 173,400 | 396,400 | – |
| 1876 | 168,300 | 390,700 | – |
| 1875 | 163,400 | 385,100 | – |
| 1874 | 158,600 | 379,500 | – |
| 1873 | 154,000 | 374,000 | – |
| 1872 | 149,500 | 368,600 | – |
| 1871 | 145,500 | 363,700 | – |
| 1870 | 142,100 | 359,300 | – |
| 1869 | 139,100 | 355,300 | – |
| 1868 | 136,700 | 351,800 | – |
| 1867 | 134,700 | 348,700 | – |
| 1866 | 132,800 | 345,700 | – |
| 1865 | 130,800 | 342,700 | – |
| 1864 | 129,000 | 339,700 | – |
| 1863 | 127,100 | 336,700 | – |
| 1862 | 125,200 | 333,700 | – |
| 1861 | 123,300 | 330,800 | – |
| 1860 | 121,400 | 327,900 | – |
| 1859 | 119,300 | 325,000 | – |
| 1858 | 117,200 | 322,100 | – |
| 1857 | 115,100 | 319,300 | – |
| 1856 | 112,900 | 316,500 | – |
| 1855 | 110,900 | 313,700 | – |
| 1854 | 108,800 | 310,900 | – |
| 1853 | 106,800 | 308,100 | – |
| 1852 | 104,900 | 305,400 | – |
| 1851 | 103,100 | 302,100 | – |
| 1850 | 101,600 | 298,200 | – |
| 1849 | 100,500 | 294,700 | – |
| 1848 | 99,570 | 290,700 | – |
| 1847 | 98,850 | 286,100 | – |
| 1846 | 98,150 | 281,500 | – |
| 1845 | 97,440 | 277,100 | – |
| 1844 | 96,750 | 272,700 | – |
| 1843 | 96,050 | 268,400 | – |
| 1842 | 95,370 | 264,200 | – |
| 1841 | 94,470 | 260,000 | – |
| 1840 | 93,370 | 255,900 | – |
| 1839 | 92,080 | 251,800 | – |
| 1838 | 90,590 | 247,900 | – |
| 1837 | 88,910 | 243,900 | – |
| 1836 | 87,270 | 240,100 | – |
| 1835 | 85,660 | 236,300 | – |
| 1834 | 84,070 | 232,500 | – |
| 1833 | 82,520 | 228,900 | – |
| 1832 | 80,990 | 225,300 | – |
| 1831 | 79,460 | 221,700 | – |
| 1830 | 77,910 | 218,200 | – |
| 1829 | 76,340 | 214,700 | – |
| 1828 | 74,770 | 211,300 | – |
| 1827 | 73,190 | 208,000 | – |
| 1826 | 71,650 | 204,700 | – |
| 1825 | 70,130 | 201,500 | – |
| 1824 | 68,650 | 198,300 | – |
| 1823 | 67,200 | 195,200 | – |
| 1822 | 65,780 | 192,100 | – |
| 1821 | 64,550 | 189,600 | – |
| 1820 | 63,500 | 187,800 | – |
| 1819 | 62,630 | 186,600 | – |
| 1818 | 61,930 | 186,000 | – |
| 1817 | 61,390 | 186,000 | – |
| 1816 | 60,860 | 186,000 | – |
| 1815 | 60,340 | 186,000 | – |
| 1814 | 59,820 | 186,000 | – |
| 1813 | 59,310 | 186,000 | – |
| 1812 | 58,800 | 186,000 | – |
| 1811 | 58,290 | 186,000 | – |
| 1810 | 57,790 | 186,000 | – |
| 1809 | 57,290 | 186,000 | – |
| 1808 | 56,790 | 186,000 | – |
| 1807 | 56,310 | 186,000 | – |
| 1806 | 55,820 | 186,000 | – |
| 1805 | 55,340 | 186,000 | – |
| 1804 | 54,860 | 186,000 | – |
| 1803 | 54,390 | 186,000 | – |
| 1802 | 53,920 | 186,000 | – |
| 1801 | 53,460 | 186,000 | – |
| 1800 | 53,000 | 186,000 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.13 million5.13 million–5.14 million | 6.92 million6.9 million–6.94 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 5.15 million5.14 million–5.17 million | 7.01 million6.95 million–7.07 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 5.18 million5.15 million–5.2 million | 7.1 million7 million–7.21 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 5.2 million5.15 million–5.23 million | 7.19 million7.05 million–7.34 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 5.22 million5.16 million–5.27 million | 7.27 million7.1 million–7.47 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 5.23 million5.16 million–5.3 million | 7.36 million7.14 million–7.6 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 5.25 million5.16 million–5.33 million | 7.44 million7.19 million–7.73 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 5.27 million5.16 million–5.36 million | 7.52 million7.23 million–7.86 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 5.28 million5.16 million–5.4 million | 7.6 million7.27 million–7.99 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 5.3 million5.16 million–5.43 million | 7.68 million7.31 million–8.12 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 5.31 million5.15 million–5.46 million | 7.76 million7.35 million–8.24 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 5.33 million5.15 million–5.49 million | 7.84 million7.39 million–8.36 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 5.34 million5.14 million–5.52 million | 7.91 million7.42 million–8.48 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 5.35 million5.12 million–5.55 million | 7.98 million7.44 million–8.6 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 5.36 million5.11 million–5.58 million | 8.05 million7.46 million–8.72 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 5.36 million5.1 million–5.61 million | 8.12 million7.48 million–8.84 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 5.37 million5.09 million–5.63 million | 8.19 million7.5 million–8.97 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 5.38 million5.07 million–5.65 million | 8.26 million7.52 million–9.1 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 5.38 million5.05 million–5.68 million | 8.32 million7.55 million–9.22 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 5.38 million5.03 million–5.7 million | 8.38 million7.56 million–9.33 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 5.38 million5.01 million–5.72 million | 8.44 million7.58 million–9.44 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 5.38 million4.99 million–5.74 million | 8.5 million7.59 million–9.56 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 5.38 million4.96 million–5.76 million | 8.55 million7.6 million–9.69 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 5.38 million4.94 million–5.78 million | 8.61 million7.62 million–9.82 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 5.37 million4.91 million–5.79 million | 8.66 million7.62 million–9.95 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 5.36 million4.88 million–5.81 million | 8.71 million7.62 million–10.1 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 5.35 million4.85 million–5.82 million | 8.76 million7.61 million–10.2 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 5.34 million4.82 million–5.83 million | 8.8 million7.61 million–10.3 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 5.33 million4.79 million–5.83 million | 8.85 million7.6 million–10.4 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 5.32 million4.76 million–5.84 million | 8.89 million7.59 million–10.5 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 5.3 million4.72 million–5.85 million | 8.92 million7.58 million–10.7 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 5.29 million4.68 million–5.85 million | 8.96 million7.56 million–10.8 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 5.27 million4.64 million–5.86 million | 8.99 million7.53 million–10.9 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 5.25 million4.6 million–5.86 million | 9.03 million7.49 million–11 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 5.23 million4.56 million–5.87 million | 9.05 million7.45 million–11.1 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 5.21 million4.52 million–5.87 million | 9.08 million7.41 million–11.2 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 5.19 million4.47 million–5.88 million | 9.11 million7.38 million–11.3 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 5.17 million4.43 million–5.88 million | 9.13 million7.34 million–11.4 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 5.14 million4.38 million–5.89 million | 9.15 million7.3 million–11.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 5.12 million4.33 million–5.89 million | 9.17 million7.27 million–11.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 5.09 million4.28 million–5.89 million | 9.18 million7.23 million–11.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 5.07 million4.23 million–5.89 million | 9.2 million7.18 million–11.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 5.04 million4.18 million–5.89 million | 9.21 million7.12 million–12 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 5.01 million4.13 million–5.9 million | 9.22 million7.07 million–12.1 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 4.98 million4.08 million–5.91 million | 9.23 million7 million–12.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 4.95 million4.04 million–5.91 million | 9.23 million6.92 million–12.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 4.92 million3.99 million–5.91 million | 9.24 million6.85 million–12.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 4.89 million3.93 million–5.91 million | 9.24 million6.77 million–12.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 4.86 million3.87 million–5.91 million | 9.24 million6.69 million–12.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 4.83 million3.82 million–5.91 million | 9.23 million6.63 million–12.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 4.79 million3.76 million–5.91 million | 9.23 million6.58 million–12.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 4.76 million3.7 million–5.92 million | 9.22 million6.51 million–12.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 4.72 million3.64 million–5.92 million | 9.21 million6.45 million–13 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 4.69 million3.57 million–5.92 million | 9.2 million6.38 million–13.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 4.65 million3.51 million–5.92 million | 9.19 million6.31 million–13.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 4.61 million3.45 million–5.91 million | 9.18 million6.22 million–13.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 4.57 million3.39 million–5.9 million | 9.16 million6.13 million–13.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 4.53 million3.32 million–5.89 million | 9.15 million6.04 million–13.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 4.5 million3.25 million–5.88 million | 9.13 million5.96 million–13.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 4.46 million3.18 million–5.87 million | 9.11 million5.88 million–13.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 4.42 million3.13 million–5.86 million | 9.09 million5.81 million–13.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 4.38 million3.07 million–5.85 million | 9.07 million5.74 million–13.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 4.34 million3.02 million–5.84 million | 9.04 million5.65 million–13.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 4.29 million2.96 million–5.82 million | 9.02 million5.56 million–14 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 4.25 million2.9 million–5.8 million | 8.99 million5.46 million–14.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 4.21 million2.83 million–5.79 million | 8.97 million5.36 million–14.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 4.17 million2.75 million–5.79 million | 8.94 million5.26 million–14.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 4.13 million2.69 million–5.79 million | 8.91 million5.17 million–14.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 4.09 million2.64 million–5.79 million | 8.88 million5.08 million–14.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 4.05 million2.58 million–5.8 million | 8.85 million4.99 million–14.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 4.01 million2.53 million–5.8 million | 8.82 million4.92 million–14.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 3.97 million2.47 million–5.78 million | 8.79 million4.84 million–14.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 3.93 million2.42 million–5.76 million | 8.75 million4.76 million–14.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 3.89 million2.36 million–5.74 million | 8.72 million4.69 million–15 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 3.85 million2.3 million–5.74 million | 8.68 million4.63 million–15.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 3.81 million2.25 million–5.74 million | 8.65 million4.56 million–15.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 3.78 million2.2 million–5.74 million | 8.61 million4.47 million–15.4 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Costa Rica vs Nicaragua
Health
- Life expectancyCosta Rica: 80.8 years in 2023Nicaragua: 75 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCosta Rica: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Nicaragua: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCosta Rica: 6.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nicaragua: 12.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCosta Rica: 80.5% in 2022Nicaragua: 55.5% in 2020
- DepressionCosta Rica: 2.91% in 2017Nicaragua: 2.85% in 2017
- Suicide rateCosta Rica: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Nicaragua: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthCosta Rica: 0.49% a year in 2023Nicaragua: 1.36% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCosta Rica: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Nicaragua: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCosta Rica: 79.7% in 2025Nicaragua: 59.4% in 2025
- Median ageCosta Rica: 34.1 years in 2023Nicaragua: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCosta Rica: 11.7% in 2023Nicaragua: 5.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateCosta Rica: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Nicaragua: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCosta Rica: 0% of GDP in 2025Nicaragua: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCosta Rica: $0 in 2025Nicaragua: $115M in 2025
- Military spending per personCosta Rica: $0 in 2025Nicaragua: $17 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCosta Rica: 0% of government spending in 2025Nicaragua: 2.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCosta Rica: 10,000 people in 2020Nicaragua: 12,000 people in 2020
- National powerCosta Rica: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Nicaragua: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCosta Rica: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Nicaragua: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCosta Rica: 8 million TIV in 2019Nicaragua: 13 million TIV in 2019
- Arms exportsCosta Rica: 3 million TIV in 2009Nicaragua: 18 million TIV in 1993