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Costa Rica
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP78.39[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita15679.98[$]
Population5.00[millions]
Urbanization80.77[%]
Land Area51500.92[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 52 52.5 1
Health 39 60.5 3.3
Air Quality 40 56.2 2.8
PM2.5 40 57.4 1.6
Household solid fuels 69 54 5.7
Ozone 37 61 -7.5
Sanitation & Drinking Water 42 66.1 4.1
Sanitation 34 82.5 6
Drinking water 57 55.2 2.9
Heavy Metals 77 53.8 5.6
Lead 77 53.8 5.6
Waste Management 54 64.8 -
Solid waste 54 64.8 -
Ecosystem Vitality 77 47.2 -0.5
Biodiversity 61 70.1 1.9
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 51 99 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 54 98 0.1
Marine protected areas 47 23.2 17.4
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 21 56.2 8.9
Species Habitat Index 123 72.8 -22.4
Species Protection Index 57 88.5 0.1
Biodiversity Habitat Index 155 43.4 -2.2
Ecosystem Services 86 35.4 4.1
Tree cover loss 74 34.3 1.4
Grassland loss 76 58.3 35.4
Wetland loss 143 33.9 21.3
Fisheries 91 10.8 1.3
Fish Stock Status 51 10.4 1.9
Marine Trophic Index 92 11 -
Fish caught by trawling 23 10.9 2
Climate Change 76 54.8 2.6
CO2 growth rate 81 43.3 10.4
CH4 growth rate 95 63.4 -36.6
F-gas growth rate 67 89.6 16.6
N2O growth rate 119 45.7 -54.3
Black Carbon growth rate 37 86.5 76.4
CO2 from land cover 22 83.2 -
GHG intensity trend 100 45.5 -6.5
GHG per capita 71 63.3 -1.9
Pollution Emissions 154 33.6 -52.9
SO2 growth rate 112 55.1 -22.3
NOx growth rate 167 12.1 -83.4
Agriculture 157 19.4 1.1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 157 19.4 1.1
Water Resources 66 9.7 -
Wastewater treatment 66 9.7 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Belarus 53
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Armenia 52.3
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Bahrain 51
GDP per capita
Serbia 55.2
Costa Rica 52.5
Azerbaijan 46.5
Dominican Republic 46.3
Gabon 45.8
Barbados 45.6
Thailand 45.4
Botswana 40.4
Iraq 39.5
China 37.3
Issue Performance
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Panama 47.3
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Regulatory Quality
Romania 64.7
Croatia 63.1
North Macedonia 55.4
Costa Rica 52.5
Bahrain 51
Uruguay 49.1
Barbados 45.6
Peru 44
Botswana 40.4
Qatar 37.1
Voice & Accountability
France 80
Malta 70.7
Portugal 67
Estonia 65.3
Costa Rica 52.5
Uruguay 49.1
Barbados 45.6
Kiribati 37.7
Micronesia 33
Marshall Islands 30.8
Political Stability
United States of America 69.3
South Korea 66.5
Cyprus 64.8
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Bulgaria 57
Chile 55.3
Costa Rica 52.5
Jamaica 48.2
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Latin America & Caribbean
Chile 55.3
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Uruguay 49.1
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Org. of Ibero-American States
Chile 55.3
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Uruguay 49.1
Cuba 48.4
Ease of Doing Business Index
Luxembourg 82.3
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Colombia 52.9
Costa Rica 52.5
Ukraine 49.5
Jamaica 48.2
Peru 44
Oman 38.5
Indonesia 37.8
Viet Nam 33.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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