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Costa Rica
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP100.25[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita19679.29[$]
Population5.09[millions]
Land Area51500.92[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 68 46.30 4.00
Ecosystem Vitality 79 46.40 5.70
Biodiversity 61 68.50 6.00
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 50 99.10 0.10
Terrestrial biomes (global) 52 98.10 0.10
Marine protected areas 51 24.30 17.10
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 19 66.60 19.40
Biodiversity Habitat Index 105 41.30 NA
Species Protection Index 75 54.40 0.20
Species Habitat Index 123 73.00 -22.20
Ecosystem Services 105 22.90 2.80
Tree cover loss 72 17.70 1.50
Grassland loss 134 30.60 -8.40
Wetland loss 88 46.30 21.50
Fisheries 78 17.50 -1.60
Fish Stock Status 79 17.30 -3.20
Marine Trophic Index 42 17.70 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 61 84.20 29.30
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 44.30
NOx growth rate 83 68.50 14.30
Agriculture 145 21.80 0.50
Pesticide 96 24.20 NA
N Mgmt Index 157 19.40 1.10
Water Resources 86 7.20 NA
Wastewater treatment 86 7.20 NA
Health 44 55.40 2.20
Air Quality 43 51.40 0.90
PM2.5 40 51.20 -1.10
Household solid fuels 69 53.70 5.40
Ozone 37 64.60 -12.20
NOx 96 26.80 -1.10
SO2 85 51.40 1.40
CO 36 68.20 -1.20
VOC 108 22.30 -2.60
Sanitation Drinking Water 42 66.20 4.10
Sanitation 34 82.50 6.40
Drinking water 57 55.30 2.60
Heavy Metals 77 53.10 3.60
Lead 77 53.10 3.60
Waste Management 48 52.50 2.90
Solid waste 46 77.50 NA
Recycling 167 5.40 0.10
Ocean Plastics 29 49.50 11.50
Climate Policy 81 41.50 3.20
Climate Change 81 41.50 3.20
CO2 growth rate 102 31.10 9.80
CH4 growth rate 118 32.80 -35.00
F-gas growth rate 73 59.90 59.90
N2O growth rate 117 52.20 -47.80
Black Carbon growth rate 75 78.00 69.70
Proj. GHG Emissions 69 43.40 -2.70
CO2 from land cover 30 76.90 27.60
GHG intensity trend 113 43.20 -12.00
GHG per capita 68 61.00 -3.70

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Montenegro 46.9
South Korea 46.9
Chile 46.7
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Zimbabwe 46.2
Suriname 45.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Jamaica 45.6
GDP per capita
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Belarus 48.5
Montenegro 46.9
Costa Rica 46.3
Mexico 45.5
Mauritius 44.8
Serbia 43.9
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Uruguay 37.4
Issue Performance
Bahamas 56.2
Panama 50.5
Belarus 48.5
Ecuador 46.5
Costa Rica 46.3
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Jamaica 45.6
Taiwan 45.3
Colombia 42.4
Kuwait 42.4
Government Effectiveness
Italy 57.7
Poland 50.6
Costa Rica 46.3
Jamaica 45.6
Bhutan 42.5
South Africa 37.2
Rwanda 32.8
Fiji 31.3
Indonesia 28.2
India 18.9
Regulatory Quality
Croatia 60.2
Italy 57.7
Hungary 55.1
North Macedonia 54.3
Botswana 54
Barbados 53.2
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Montenegro 46.9
Costa Rica 46.3
Oman 30.7
Voice and Accountability
Malta 75.2
France 62.5
Estonia 61.4
Italy 57.7
Barbados 53.2
Kiribati 49
Costa Rica 46.3
Taiwan 45.3
Micronesia 37.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Rule of Law
Cyprus 58
Hungary 55.1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Poland 50.6
Saint Lucia 49.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Bhutan 42.5
Bahrain 42
Cabo Verde 41.9
Oman 30.7
Control of Corruption
Slovenia 67.3
Latvia 61.1
Spain 56.6
Lithuania 55.9
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Portugal 50.4
South Korea 46.9
Costa Rica 46.3
Cabo Verde 41.9
Qatar 33
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Slovenia 67.3
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Seychelles 55.6
Costa Rica 46.3
Taiwan 45.3
Qatar 33
Fiji 31.3
Laos 30.7
Mongolia 29.6
Latin America & Caribbean
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Chile 46.7
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Suriname 45.9
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
Org. of Ibero-American States
Cuba 47.5
Chile 46.7
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Mexico 45.5
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Brazil 43.6
Colombia 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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