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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 31,106.76 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 5,129,910 | HDI (2024): 0.83 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
53
Score: 54.5
Vulnerability
0.387
Readiness
0.477
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 138th most vulnerable country and the 59th 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 61 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 54 | 53 | 53 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.387 | |
| Food | 0.320 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.950 | |
| Projected population change | 0.200 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.206 | |
| Rural population | 0.223 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.342 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.395 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.506 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.739 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.026 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.900 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.198 | |
| Health | 0.420 | |
| 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 | |
| Slum population | 0 | |
| Medical staff | 0.806 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.752 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.433 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.459 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.809 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.249 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.246 | |
| Protected biome | 0.152 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.684 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.551 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.317 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.463 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.777 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.412 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.590 | |
| Paved roads | 0.746 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.203 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.425 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.073 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.600 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.121 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0 |