Costa Rica: 48 winsNicaragua: 26 wins
Across 74 shared metrics
Analysis
Costa Rica leads in 48 of 74 shared metrics, while Nicaragua leads in 26.
Costa Rica's High-Tech Exports (%) is 37.3x that of Nicaragua (22.9% vs 0.6%).
Costa Rica's Scientific Publications is 16.2x that of Nicaragua (711.36 vs 41.45).
Costa Rica's Shipping Traffic is 9.4x that of Nicaragua (1.59M vs 153.4K).
Costa Rica's GNI Per Capita is 5.2x that of Nicaragua (15.6K vs 2.5K).
Costa Rica's GDP (Nominal) is 3.8x that of Nicaragua (95.35B vs 19.69B).
Key Comparisons
High-Tech Exports (%)Costa Rica leads
22.9%
0.6%
Scientific PublicationsCosta Rica leads
711.36
41.45
Shipping TrafficCosta Rica leads
1.59M
153.4K
GNI Per CapitaCosta Rica leads
15.6K
2.5K
GDP (Nominal)Costa Rica leads
95.35B
19.69B
Health Spending Per CapitaCosta Rica leads
978.842
208.475
All Metrics
| Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-Tech Exports (%) | 22.9% | 0.6% | 3732% higher | Costa Rica |
| Scientific Publications | 711.36 | 41.45 | 1616% higher | Costa Rica |
| Shipping Traffic | 1.59M | 153.4K | 939% higher | Costa Rica |
| GNI Per Capita | 15.6K | 2.5K | 522% higher | Costa Rica |
| GDP (Nominal) | 95.35B | 19.69B | 384% higher | Costa Rica |
| Health Spending Per Capita | 978.842 | 208.475 | 370% higher | Costa Rica |
| Broadband Access (%) | 23 | 5.00 | 360% higher | Costa Rica |
| Doctors (per 1,000) | 2.69 | 0.68 | 296% higher | Costa Rica |
| Water Stress (%) | 3.1% | 0.8% | 274% higher | Costa Rica |
| GDP Per Capita | $27.0K | $7.7K | 252% higher | Costa Rica |
| GDP Per Capita (PPP) | 30.1K | 8.7K | 245% higher | Costa Rica |
| Airports | 132 | 39 | 238% higher | Costa Rica |
| Electricity Use (Per Capita) | 2.2K | 682.4 | 223% higher | Costa Rica |
| Electricity Generation | 12.38 | 4.37 | 183% higher | Costa Rica |
| Water Withdrawal | 3.45 | 1.27 | 171% higher | Costa Rica |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 23.0% | 9.0% | 156% higher | Costa Rica |
| Tourist Arrivals | 1.15M | 474.0K | 142% higher | Costa Rica |
| Forest Coverage (%) | 60.4% | 25.8% | 134% higher | Costa Rica |
| Elderly Population (%) | 12.2% | 5.5% | 121% higher | Costa Rica |
| Merchant Ships | 11 | 5.00 | 120% higher | Costa Rica |
| Education Spending (% GDP) | 6.2% | 2.9% | 118% higher | Costa Rica |
| CO2 Per Capita | 1.71 | 0.81 | 110% higher | Costa Rica |
| Carbon Emissions (Total) | 7.91M | 3.81M | 108% higher | Costa Rica |
| Electricity Capacity | 3.75M | 1.85M | 103% higher | Costa Rica |
| Suicide Rate | 8.06 | 4.24 | 90% higher | Costa Rica |
| Spirits Consumption | 0.34 | 2.01 | 83% lower | Nicaragua |
| Highest Elevation | 3.8K | 2.1K | 83% higher | Costa Rica |
| Beer Consumption | 2.18 | 1.21 | 80% higher | Costa Rica |
| Population Density | 99.991 | 56.703 | 76% higher | Costa Rica |
| Teen Birth Rate | 26.251 | 93.452 | 72% lower | Nicaragua |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.8% | 4.6% | 72% higher | Costa Rica |
| Energy Use (Per Capita) | 1.0K | 608.246 | 69% higher | Costa Rica |
| Land Area | 51.1K | 120.3K | 58% lower | Nicaragua |
| Homicide Rate | 17.746 | 11.347 | 56% higher | Costa Rica |
| Irrigated Land | 1.0K | 2.0K | 49% lower | Nicaragua |
| Internet Users (%) | 85.0% | 58.0% | 47% higher | Costa Rica |
| Government Debt (% GDP) | 48.9% | 33.3% | 47% higher | Costa Rica |
| Land Boundaries Length | 661 | 1.3K | 47% lower | Nicaragua |
| Imports (% GDP) | 32.8% | 58.1% | 44% lower | Nicaragua |
| Coastline Length | 1.3K | 910 | 42% higher | Costa Rica |
| Active Military Personnel | 7.5K | 12.0K | 37% lower | Nicaragua |
| Youth Population (%) | 18.8% | 28.8% | 35% lower | Nicaragua |
| Urban Population (%) | 79.3% | 59.3% | 34% higher | Costa Rica |
| Hospital Beds (per 1,000) | 1.20 | 0.90 | 33% higher | Costa Rica |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 34.2% | 50.4% | 32% lower | Nicaragua |
| Birth Rate | 10.86 | 16.07 | 32% lower | Nicaragua |
| Tax Revenue (% GDP) | 13.9% | 19.9% | 30% lower | Nicaragua |
| Mobile Subscriptions (%) | 136 | 106 | 28% higher | Costa Rica |
| Protected Land (%) | 26.5% | 21.2% | 25% higher | Costa Rica |
| Median Age | 36.0 years | 29.5 years | 22% higher | Costa Rica |
| Child Mortality | 10.5 | 13.4 | 22% lower | Nicaragua |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 33.1% | 42.3% | 22% lower | Nicaragua |
| Population | 5.30M | 6.74M | 21% lower | Nicaragua |
| Fertility Rate | 1.45 | 1.82 | 20% lower | Nicaragua |
| Military Spend (% GDP) | 0.6% | 0.5% | 20% higher | Costa Rica |
| GDP Growth Rate | 4.3% | 3.6% | 20% higher | Costa Rica |
| Health Spending (% GDP) | 7.2% | 9.0% | 20% lower | Nicaragua |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | 5.6% | 6.9% | 19% lower | Nicaragua |
| Human Development Index | 0.83 | 0.71 | 18% higher | Costa Rica |
| Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 14.308 | 16.81 | 15% lower | Nicaragua |
| Dependency Ratio | 44.979 | 52.19 | 14% lower | Nicaragua |
| Electricity Access (%) | 100.0% | 88.3% | 13% higher | Costa Rica |
| Infant Mortality | 9.20 | 10.3 | 11% lower | Nicaragua |
| Women in Parliament (%) | 49.1% | 53.8% | 9% lower | Nicaragua |
| Life Expectancy | 80.8 years | 74.9 years | 8% higher | Costa Rica |
| Life Expectancy | 80.8 years | 74.9 years | 8% higher | Costa Rica |
| Alcohol Consumption | 3.40 | 3.67 | 7% lower | Nicaragua |
| Exports (% GDP) | 38.5% | 40.5% | 5% lower | Nicaragua |
| Death Rate | 5.24 | 5.14 | 2% higher | Costa Rica |
| Obesity Rate | 32.0% | 32.4% | 1% lower | Nicaragua |
| Forest Area | 30.8K | 31.1K | 1% lower | Nicaragua |
| Inflation Rate | -0.4% | 4.6% | ranked lower | Nicaragua |
| Lowest Elevation | 0 | 0 | ranked higher | Costa Rica |
| Border Countries Count | 2.00 | 2.00 | equal | Costa Rica |