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Costa Rica CR

Latin America & Caribbean · High income · capital San Jose

Population
5,152,950
2025
GDP
$102.9 billion
2025
Life expectancy
81.0 y
2024

In the live services

corpusrows for this country
legal185
alerts2

Geospatial extent

Bounding box -87.12°–-82.56° E, 5.52°–11.21° N · centroid 8.36, -84.84 · source natural-earth-1:110m

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Extent only; no cadastre or address data.

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Top research institutions

OpenAlex works counts; not a quality ranking.

Legal system

civil law system based on Spanish civil code; Supreme Court reviews legislative acts

CIA World Factbook (factbook.json)

Measured indicators

indicatorvalueyearsource
account_ownership71.42024World Bank FX.OWN.TOTL.ZS
Account ownership (% age 15+)71.42024World Bank
Agricultural land (% of land)31.42024World Bank
air_freight7.22023World Bank IS.AIR.GOOD.MT.K1
Air passengers carried1,971,057.02023World Bank
airline_routes_departures126.02026OpenFlights route database
airports_openflights31.02026OpenFlights airport database
airports_total15,698.02023World Bank IS.AIR.DPRT
armed_forces_pct0.42020World Bank MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS
armed_forces_personnel10,000.02020World Bank MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
arrivals1,146,500.02020World Bank ST.INT.ARVL
atm_per_100k64.02023World Bank FB.ATM.TOTL.P5
bachelors_attainment_pct16.82024World Bank SE.TER.CUAT.BA.ZS
bank_branches_p515.12024World Bank FB.CBK.BRCH.P5
bank_capital_ratio_pct10.82025World Bank FB.BNK.CAPA.ZS
bank_capital_to_assets_pct10.82025World Bank FB.BNK.CAPA.ZS
basic_water_pct99.82024World Bank
B-READY business entry (0-100)63.92025World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2025, keyless public dataset
B-READY business insolvency (0-100)64.42025World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2025, keyless public dataset
B-READY business location (0-100)72.12025World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2025, keyless public dataset
B-READY dispute resolution (0-100)53.92025World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2025, keyless public dataset
B-READY financial services (0-100)74.92025World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2025, keyless public dataset
B-READY international trade (0-100)56.72025World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2025, keyless public dataset
B-READY labour (0-100)64.02025World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2025, keyless public dataset
B-READY market competition (0-100)64.02025World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2025, keyless public dataset
B-READY Pillar 3 operational efficiency (0-100)55.22025World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2025, keyless public dataset
B-READY Pillar 2 public services (0-100)67.12025World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2025, keyless public dataset
B-READY Pillar 1 regulatory framework (0-100)72.72025World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2025, keyless public dataset
B-READY taxation (0-100)54.62025World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2025, keyless public dataset
B-READY utility services (0-100)81.12025World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2025, keyless public dataset
broad_money_growth4.92025World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.ZG
broad_money_pct50.22025World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.GD.ZS
broad_money_pct_gdp50.22025World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.GD.ZS
budget_expense_pct_gdp28.62023World Bank
cereal_tonnes72,255.82024World Bank AG.PRD.CREL.MT
che_gdp_pct6.92023WHO Global Health Observatory GHED_CHEGDP_SHA2011
che_per_capita_usd1,163.32023WHO Global Health Observatory GHED_CHE_pc_US_SHA2011
child_stunting_pct9.02018World Bank World Development Indicators (2026)
claims_on_central_gov20.22025World Bank FS.AST.CGOV.GD.ZS
clean_fuels_cooking97.02024World Bank EG.CFT.ACCS.ZS
Clinical trials involving this country (ClinicalTrials.gov)264.02026ClinicalTrials.gov v2 (country from trial locations)
container_port_traffic1,717,439.02024World Bank IS.SHP.GOOD.TU
container_traffic_teu23.92021World Bank IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ
contradictions_total1.02026encyclopedia.db prose claim graph (precision-gated advisory; P17/P27 subject)
cpi143.02025World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_adj_by_other_means6,074.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_adjudicated_in_1st_instance17,158.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_adjudicated_in_2ndhigher_inst3,995.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_average_duration_avg630.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_cases_concl_charged_by_pp24,777.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_cases_pending24,703.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_crim_cases_adjudicated21,153.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_crim_cases_initiated22,154.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_criminal_cases_discontinued102,002.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_criminal_cases_disposed_of126,779.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_decision_on_the_merits11,084.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_initiated_in_1st_instance18,247.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_initiated_in_2nd_or_higher_inst3,907.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_judges_or_magistrates1,284.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_judges_or_magistrates_rate26.42013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_male_female_prosec_personn397.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_new_criminal_cases161,408.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_prosecution_personnel711.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_assault7,437.02009https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Assault.xls
crime_unodc_cts_assault_rate162.02009https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Assault.xls
crime_unodc_cts_burglary_cts_2011_burglary6,279.02009https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Burglary.xls
crime_unodc_cts_burglary_cts_2011_burglary_rate136.82009https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Burglary.xls
crime_unodc_cts_burglary_cts_2011_domestic_burglary6,736.02009https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Burglary.xls
crime_unodc_cts_burglary_cts_2011_domestic_burglary_rate146.72009https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Burglary.xls
crime_unodc_cts_drug_crimes_data_drug_trafficking309.02006https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Drug_related_crimes.xls
crime_unodc_cts_drug_crimes_data_drug_trafficking_rate7.02006https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Drug_related_crimes.xls
crime_unodc_cts_environmental_cts_2012_env_convicted32.02011https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS_Enviromental_Crimes.xls
crime_unodc_cts_environmental_cts_2012_env_formal_contact102.02011https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS_Enviromental_Crimes.xls
crime_unodc_cts_environmental_cts_2012_enviromental1,662.02011https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS_Enviromental_Crimes.xls
crime_unodc_cts_intl_cooperation_cts_2013_incoming_extraditions3.02012https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_International_Cooperation.xls
crime_unodc_cts_intl_cooperation_cts_2013_incoming_mla106.02012https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_International_Cooperation.xls
crime_unodc_cts_intl_cooperation_cts_2013_outgoing_extraditions2.02012https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_International_Cooperation.xls
crime_unodc_cts_intl_cooperation_cts_2013_outgoing_mla61.02012https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_International_Cooperation.xls
crime_unodc_cts_kidnapping5.02006https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Kidnapping.xls
crime_unodc_cts_kidnapping_rate0.12006https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Kidnapping.xls
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Language

English canonical body. 277 name labels held (Wikidata). Missing languages are absent, not machine-translated.

Lane coverage

Measured, not promised
lanestatus what exists
patents · serviceYELLOW · partialpatent application counts (residents + non-residents) from the World Bank/WIPO series; patent documents are not ingested source
legal · serviceYELLOW · partial185 primary-law documents, 184 with full text mirrored (newest 2020); corpus covers this jurisdiction's official texts, not every instrument ever made source
alerts · serviceGREEN · ingested2 alert row(s) in the current GDACS/USGS window | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — full current GDACS (125) + USGS (284) window (409 alert rows) with per-record metadata. Kept green. source
defense · serviceGREEN · ingestedmilitary expenditure (% of GDP), SIPRI series via World Bank; not procurement, capabilities or intent source
space · serviceYELLOW · partialno orbital launch site in this country in the GCAT launch log (1942-2026) source
maps · serviceGREEN · ingestedNatural Earth 1:10m boundary + centroid + bbox area computed (25.9 deg2); no cadastre, address data or navigation map. GADM L0 fallback: ok (gadm41_CRI_0.json). | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — Natural Earth 1:10m boundary + GADM L0 fallback for every mapped country; complete geodata record set. Kept green. source
passport · serviceGLOBAL · service livepass.go-v.org is live; per-country identity documents are NOT ingested source
research · serviceGREEN · ingested21,971 scholarly works since 2021 with authoring institutions here (OpenAlex); a publication index, not a quality ranking source
economy · serviceGREEN · ingestedGDP per capita, current US$ (World Bank); not a cost-of-living or inequality measure source
health · serviceGREEN · ingestedlife expectancy at birth, World Bank; not a health system performance rating source
education · serviceYELLOW · partialprimary school enrolment (% gross), World Bank; tertiary data is shown when available source
energy · serviceGREEN · ingestedaccess to electricity (% of population), World Bank source
water · serviceYELLOW · partialat least basic drinking water (% of population), World Bank/WHO; safely managed data shown when available source
connectivity · serviceYELLOW · partialfixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, World Bank/ITU; internet-user share shown when available source
crimeGREEN · ingestedstale data (2023) intentional homicides per 100,000 people (UNODC series via World Bank); recorded homicides only source
conflictYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UCDP/GDELT event corpus. source
businessYELLOW · partialnewly registered limited-liability companies (World Bank/IC.BUS.NREG); not a company register source
scienceGREEN · ingestedstale data (2023) OpenAlex institutions snapshot 2026-10: 83 institutions, works counted per country; CC0 1.0. source
prisonYELLOW · partialstale data (2023) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full World Prison Brief prison corpus. source
interpolYELLOW · partial4 public Interpol Red Notice(s) in the 2026-11-08T00:47:49Z snapshot list a national of this country. Not a crime rate; Interpol controls/withdraws notices and the unfiltered public API is capped, so the set is incomplete. source
armsYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UNROCA/SIPRI arms-transfer register records. source
sanctionsGREEN · ingestedOFAC SDN 26 + UN consolidated 0 + EU 0 designation reference(s), snapshot 2026-10-26; counts are list references (text/code attribution), not convictions or proof of activity; 0 is a measured zero against these three ingested lists | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — full OFAC SDN (19,471), UN consolidated (1,001) and EU (11,154) designation lists with per-record metadata (snapshot 2026-10-26). Kept green. source
agricultureGREEN · ingestedagricultural land (% of land area), World Bank/FAO source
foodYELLOW · partialprevalence of undernourishment (%), World Bank/FAO; a modelled estimate, not a survey of every household source
laborYELLOW · partialunemployment (% of labour force), ILO modelled estimate via World Bank source
financeYELLOW · partialaccount ownership (% age 15+), World Bank Findex source
environmentGREEN · ingestedforest area (% of land area), World Bank/FAO source
tradeGREEN · ingestedtrade (% of GDP), World Bank source
migrationYELLOW · partialnet migration (5-year estimate), World Bank/UN source
tourismYELLOW · partialinternational tourist arrivals, World Bank/UNWTO source
housingYELLOW · partialurban population (% of total), World Bank; not a housing-cost or tenure measure source
transportYELLOW · partialair passengers carried, World Bank/ICAO; one mode only source
investmentYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full FDI/investment corpus. source
remittancesYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full WB/IMF remittance corpus. source
health_financeYELLOW · partialstale data (2023) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full WHO GHED health-finance corpus. source
budgetYELLOW · partialstale data (2023) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full national budget/tender corpus. source
treatyYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UNTC treaty-text corpus. source

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Backlinks

Department pages with measured records for Costa Rica:

patents legal alerts defense space maps research economy health education energy water connectivity crime conflict business science prison interpol arms sanctions agriculture food labor finance environment trade migration tourism housing transport investment remittances health_finance budget treaty

patents recipes legal alerts defense space passport research

estate.json .well-known alias

Cite this page

Costa Rica (CR). go-v.org estate, https://estate.116.202.234.183.nip.io/cr. Data: World Bank Open Data, OpenAlex, WIPO, Natural Earth, OpenStreetMap. Accessed 2026-11-08.