Costa Rica

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 28,075.14 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 5,105,525 HDI (2023): 0.83
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 59
Score: 53.0
Vulnerability 0.376
Readiness 0.437

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 122nd most vulnerable country and the 73rd 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 22 23
Ranking
63
62
59
56
56
58
67
74
66
73
73
75
74
74
70
66
66
66
64
57
55
57
58
58
59
58
62
64
59
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.376
Food
0.328
Projected change of cereal yields
0.950
Projected population change
0.200
Food import dependency
0.207
Rural population
0.187
Agriculture capacity
0.348
Child malnutrition
0.074
Water
0.313
Projected change of annual runoff
0.494
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.261
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.026
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.901
Access to reliable drinking water
0.198
Health
0.413
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
0.001
Slum population
0.036
Medical staff
0.723
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.755
Ecosystem Services
0.453
Projected change of biome distribution
0.459
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.809
Natural capital dependency
0.249
Ecological footprint
0.247
Protected biome
0.269
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.684
Human Habitat
0.557
Projected change of warm periods
0.317
Projected change of flood hazard
0.463
Urban concentration
0.813
Age dependency ratio
0.413
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.590
Paved roads
0.746
Infrastructure
0.196
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.425
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.073
Dependency on imported energy
0.555
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.121
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0