Country comparison Costa Rica vs Cuba

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart-1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,086K
Annual GDP [+]2024€88,133Mchart€460,994M2021Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$95,350Mchart$545,218M2021Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,550chart€41,4482021GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,909chart$49,0212021GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€21,756M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202452,663
Debt ($M) [+]202456,984
Debt (%GDP) [+]202459.75%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€9,890
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$10,701
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,334
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,607
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.78%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202416,630.5
Expenditure ($M) [+]202417,995.1
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20213,429.2chart43,268.32021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20214,059.0chart51,173.42021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202131.17%chart16.96%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20244,221,047,021.3chart58,216.62021Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,568,776,874.9chart68,852.72021Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202324.91%chart19.98%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20200chart2,436.72018Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20200chart2,877.62018Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.87%chart39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,123
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,379
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€662chart€3,8902021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$784chart$4,6012021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€808chart€5,2342021Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$875chart$6,1912021Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020€0chart€2172018Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020$0chart$2562018Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/24/2025Ba2Ca11/18/2021Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/22/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]03/02/2023BB-
Corruption Index [+]202355chart422023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201962º
Fragile States Index [+]202439.4chart59.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024102º
Innovation Ranking [+]202470º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q46.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4157K
NMW [+]2025$718.0
NMW [+]2025€691.2
Average Wage [+]2023$25,989
Average Wage [+]2023€24,035
Human Capital Ranking [+]201761ºchart36º2016Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/23/2026499.3900
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20260.00%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202210.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/19/20253.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202074º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201930,825chart2,280December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20197.23chart0.27December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.89chart42.572015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202324.9%chart18.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200613.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202233.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,349,500chart1,613,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€17,594.7Mchart€1,793.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$19,025.2Mchart$1,939.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202322.00%chart0.36%2021Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€22,231.8Mchart€9,210.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$24,039.3Mchart$9,959.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202327.80%chart1.55%2021Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,637.1Mchart€-7,417.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,014.1Mchart$-6,980.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.80%chart-1.19%2021Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201528º
Density [+]2024104chart1002024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202458ºchart98º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017562.1
% Immigrant [+]202010.15%chart0.03%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.93%chart15.72%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.18‰chart8.71‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017896.4chart63.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.46‰chart10.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart1.442023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202420.3%
Population [+]20245,325,000chart10,979,7832024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020520,729chart3,0242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020150,241chart1,757,3002020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.806chart0.7642022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202419ºchart39º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202380.80chart78.092023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022450chart1,6002015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20228.70chart14.192015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023906chart5002019Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202317.75chart4.462019Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.66chart1.922023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
282024Annual crude oil production [+]
124.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20239,997chart11,9512023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202311,722chart15,3032023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20259,394chart8,53012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,241,655chart1,113,83212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/06/20234,369,784chart10,053,65804/12/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,764.13chart776.8812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/06/202313,576,935chart45,995,74804/12/2024Doses administered [+]
Costa Rica
Cuba
  • Capital: Havana
  • Population: 10,979,783
  • Surface Area: 109,880 km2
  • Currency: Cuban pesos
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, OAS, UN