Costa Rica

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 22,132.47 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 5,094,114 HDI (2020): 0.81
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 61
Score: 53.8
Vulnerability 0.383
Readiness 0.458

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 128th most vulnerable country and the 74th 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
Ranking
55
55
53
52
53
56
57
58
57
60
57
68
71
70
69
66
64
64
61
59
60
61
61
61
60
61
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.383
Food
0.310
Projected change of cereal yields
0.950
Projected population change
0.200
Food import dependency
0.230
Rural population
0.207
Agriculture capacity
0.190
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
0.901
Access to reliable drinking water
0.199
Health
0.414
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
0.040
Medical staff
0.772
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.713
Ecosystem Services
0.452
Projected change of biome distribution
0.459
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.809
Natural capital dependency
0.249
Ecological footprint
0.244
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
0.793
Age dependency ratio
0.439
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.644
Paved roads
0.746
Infrastructure
0.239
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.425
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.073
Dependency on imported energy
0.836
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.021
Electricity access
0.001
Disaster preparedness
0.076