Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
10.40 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 92/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Costa Rica
Latin America & Caribbean · Latin America & Caribbean · Capital: San Jose
Rank #58 of scored countries.
Survival
74.9
Living
61.4
Governance
58.3
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
2.69 per 1,000(2022)
Normalized: 48/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
17.10 %(2025)
Normalized: 78/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
80.50 %(2024)
Normalized: 78/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
2.50 %(2023)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
6.84 %(2025)
Normalized: 71/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
19.95 %(2025)
Normalized: 58/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
5.31 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 53/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
31,107 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 26/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
6.87 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 39/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
-0.41 %(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
81.00 years(2024)
Normalized: 88/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
45.50 0–100 index(2025)
Normalized: 24/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.68 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 63/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.29 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 56/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.62 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 69/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.01 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 81/100 · higher is better
History
Costa Rica — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1981: +8.3 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 54.6 | 85.6 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 54.7 | 86.2 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 54.6 | 84.6 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 54.2 | 82.2 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 54.2 | 81.3 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 56.7 | 75.0 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 56.6 | 78.9 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 54.5 | 77.8 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 53.4 | 57.7 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 53.6 | 49.5 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 53.9 | 72.7 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 54.7 | 92.8 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 55.4 | 93.6 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 58.3 | 91.5 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 59.8 | 89.4 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 56.6 | 88.6 | — |
| 1981 | 57.8 | 13 | 57.0 | 79.5 | 28.5 |
| 1982 | 49.4 | 19 | 56.8 | 52.6 | 33.1 |
| 1983 | 57.6 | 16 | 56.7 | 75.9 | 33.5 |
| 1984 | 61.9 | 15 | 61.0 | 83.0 | 33.6 |
| 1985 | 61.1 | 19 | 60.3 | 82.3 | 32.7 |
| 1986 | 69.8 | 16 | 59.8 | 79.5 | 72.2 |
| 1987 | 68.3 | 21 | 59.5 | 78.5 | 68.0 |
| 1988 | 66.7 | 23 | 58.5 | 75.6 | 67.5 |
| 1989 | 61.9 | 27 | 63.1 | 77.5 | 37.8 |
| 1990 | 58.7 | 27 | 67.3 | 62.3 | 39.9 |
| 1991 | 58.7 | 28 | 69.5 | 62.6 | 35.8 |
| 1992 | 61.8 | 28 | 74.2 | 64.4 | 38.3 |
| 1993 | 62.9 | 31 | 77.3 | 63.9 | 38.5 |
| 1994 | 62.3 | 34 | 77.0 | 63.2 | 37.4 |
| 1995 | 60.6 | 37 | 74.3 | 60.2 | 39.0 |
| 1996 | 65.8 | 52 | 72.7 | 61.8 | 60.5 |
| 1997 | 66.4 | 49 | 73.6 | 61.8 | 61.2 |
| 1998 | 66.3 | 49 | 73.5 | 61.6 | 61.4 |
| 1999 | 68.3 | 40 | 75.8 | 65.5 | 60.0 |
| 2000 | 66.2 | 44 | 75.8 | 59.1 | 60.8 |
| 2001 | 65.8 | 47 | 77.3 | 57.9 | 58.2 |
| 2002 | 65.2 | 52 | 76.3 | 58.8 | 56.3 |
| 2003 | 65.0 | 50 | 76.0 | 57.7 | 57.4 |
| 2004 | 63.2 | 56 | 75.4 | 53.7 | 57.2 |
| 2005 | 62.4 | 60 | 74.9 | 51.4 | 57.7 |
| 2006 | 62.5 | 61 | 78.0 | 49.9 | 55.5 |
| 2007 | 63.8 | 56 | 80.3 | 50.9 | 55.4 |
| 2008 | 63.8 | 55 | 79.6 | 51.4 | 55.8 |
| 2009 | 64.4 | 55 | 74.7 | 58.5 | 56.2 |
| 2010 | 65.4 | 51 | 73.6 | 61.0 | 58.4 |
| 2011 | 64.2 | 53 | 70.8 | 62.7 | 55.8 |
| 2012 | 64.7 | 53 | 72.0 | 62.8 | 55.7 |
| 2013 | 64.3 | 53 | 73.0 | 61.4 | 54.3 |
| 2014 | 65.0 | 51 | 71.9 | 63.3 | 56.3 |
| 2015 | 65.7 | 51 | 70.2 | 67.5 | 56.2 |
| 2016 | 66.0 | 50 | 71.4 | 67.0 | 55.8 |
| 2017 | 65.6 | 50 | 72.2 | 65.6 | 55.0 |
| 2018 | 64.7 | 54 | 69.8 | 65.4 | 55.5 |
| 2019 | 63.2 | 62 | 66.2 | 65.3 | 55.6 |
| 2020 | 59.9 | 73 | 58.1 | 65.8 | 54.7 |
| 2021 | 59.0 | 77 | 59.7 | 62.0 | 53.7 |
| 2022 | 60.2 | 73 | 65.9 | 57.3 | 54.9 |
| 2023 | 63.9 | 62 | 70.5 | 61.1 | 57.4 |
| 2024 | 65.7 | 60 | 74.1 | 61.6 | 57.8 |
| 2025 | 66.0 | 58 | 74.9 | 61.4 | 58.3 |
| 2026 | 66.1 | 58 | 74.4 | 62.0 | 58.6 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Costa Rica.