Costa Rica

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 26,181.14 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 5,180,829 HDI (2022): 0.81
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 64
Score: 53.7
Vulnerability 0.380
Readiness 0.453

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 120th 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 22
Ranking
73
74
70
64
65
68
72
70
71
72
71
75
77
75
73
66
66
66
64
61
60
61
63
62
63
62
65
64
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.380
Food
0.327
Projected change of cereal yields
0.950
Projected population change
0.200
Food import dependency
0.194
Rural population
0.194
Agriculture capacity
0.348
Child malnutrition
0.074
Water
0.325
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
0.975
Access to reliable drinking water
0.198
Health
0.425
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
0.002
Slum population
0.036
Medical staff
0.798
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
0.559
Projected change of warm periods
0.317
Projected change of flood hazard
0.463
Urban concentration
0.806
Age dependency ratio
0.431
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.590
Paved roads
0.746
Infrastructure
0.192
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.425
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.073
Dependency on imported energy
0.535
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.121
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0