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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 22,526.44 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 5,153,957 | HDI (2021): 0.81 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
62
Score: 54.0
Vulnerability
0.372
Readiness
0.452
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Costa Rica places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Costa Rica is well positioned to adapt. Costa Rica is the 130th most vulnerable country and the 76th most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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| Ranking | 57 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.372 | |
| Food | 0.304 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.950 | |
| Projected population change | 0.200 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.207 | |
| Rural population | 0.200 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.184 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.082 | |
| Water | 0.313 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.494 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.261 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.024 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.902 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.199 | |
| Health | 0.410 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.303 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.005 | |
| Slum population | 0.036 | |
| Medical staff | 0.745 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.713 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.451 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.459 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.809 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.249 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.237 | |
| Protected biome | 0.269 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.684 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.567 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.317 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.463 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.800 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.432 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.644 | |
| Paved roads | 0.746 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.187 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.425 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.073 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.426 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.121 | |
| Electricity access | 0.001 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.076 |