Country comparison Costa Rica vs North Korea 2021

Costa Rica			North Korea
Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]	2020Q2	2,543€
Annual GDP [+]	2019	55,180M.€	15,371M.€	2017	Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]	2019	61,774M.$	17,365M.$	2017	Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]	2019	10,988€	604€	2017	GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]	2019	12,301$	683$	2017	GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]	2020Q2	12,773M.€
Debt [+]	2018	27,404
Debt [+]	2018	32,364
Debt (%GDP) [+]	2018	53.55%
Debt Per Capita [+]	2018	5,457€
Debt Per Capita [+]	2018	6,444$
Deficit (M.€) [+]	2018	-3,087
Deficit (M.$) [+]	2018	-3,646
Deficit (%GDP) [+]	2018	-5.91%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]	2018	10,074.0
Expenditure (M.$) [+]	2018	11,897.5
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]	2018	3,598.3
Education Expenditure (M.$) [+]	2018	4,249.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]	2018	26.09%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]	2018	2,822.3	288.2	1999	Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.(M.$) [+]	2018	3,333.1	307.2	1999	Gov. Health Exp.(M.$) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]	2017	26.91%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]	2018	0
Defence Expenditure (M.$) [+]	2018	0
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]	2018	0%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]	2018	19.69%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]	2018	2,006€
Expenditure Per Capita [+]	2018	2,369$
Education Expenditure P.C [+]	2018	717€
Education Expenditure P.C [+]	2018	846$
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]	2018	564€	13€	1999	Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]	2018	666$	14$	1999	Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]	2018	0€
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]	2018	0$
Moody's Rating [+]	06/02/2020	B2
S&P Rating [+]	06/09/2020	B
Fitch Rating [+]	05/12/2020	B
Corruption Index [+]	2018	56	14	2018	Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]	2019	62º
Fragile States Index [+]	2018	43.2	93.2	2018	Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]	2018	54º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]	2019Q1	10.9%
Unemployed [+]	2019Q1	266 m.
NMW [+]	2019	472.7 $
NMW [+]	2019	412.8 €
Human Capital Ranking [+]	2017	61º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]	10/17/2017	569.7700
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]	01/13/2021	-0.55%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]	December 2020	0.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]	06/18/2020	0.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]	2019	67º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]	December 2019	30,825
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]	December 2019	7.31
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]	2015	221.89
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]	01/01/2006	13.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]	2020	25.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]	2018	3,017,000
Exports [+]	2019	10,543.1 M.€	214.4 M.€	2019	Exports [+]
Exports [+]	2019	11,803.0 M.$	240.0 M.$	2019	Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]	2019	19.11%	10.19%	2017	Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]	2019	14,424.0 M.€	2,670.8 M.€	2019	Imports [+]
Imports [+]	2019	16,147.6 M.$	2,990.0 M.$	2019	Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]	2019	26.14%	21.77%	2017	Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]	2019	-3,880.9 M.€	-2,456.5 M.€	2019	Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]	2019	-4,344.6 M.$	-2,750.0 M.$	2019	Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]	2019	-7.03%	-11.58%	2017	Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]	2015	28º
Density [+]	2018	98	212	2018	Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]	2020	32º	151º	2020	Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received (M.$) [+]	2017	562.1
% Immigrant [+]	2019	8.32%	0.19%	2019	% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]	2019	2.99%	0.44%	2019	% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]	2018	13.97‰	13.89‰	2018	Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent (M.$) [+]	2017	896.4	200.6	2017	Remittance sent (M.$) [+]
Crude death rate [+]	2018	5.08‰	9.09‰	2018	Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]	2018	1.75	1.90	2018	Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]	2018	5,022,000	25,549,819	2018	Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]	2019	417,768	49,393	2019	Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]	2019	150,400	113,118	2019	Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]	2019	0.810
Gender Gap Ranking [+]	2018	22º
Life expectancy [+]	2018	80.10	72.10	2018	Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]	2017	281	3,981	2015	Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]	2017	5.70	15.81	2015	Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]	2017	603
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]	2017	12.30
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]	2018	1.78	1.23	2018	CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]	2018	10,065	12,708	2018	Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]	2019	11,386	15,147	2018	Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Recovered [+]	01/13/2021	139,967
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]	01/13/2021	2,384
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]	01/13/2021	474.71
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]	01/13/2021	182,156

Costa Rica

Capital: San Jose
Population: 5,022,000
Surface Area: 51,100 km2
Currency: Costa Rican colones (1 EUR=569.7700 CRC)
Religion: Mostly Christianity
Belongs to: IMF, OAS, UN, SICA

North Korea

Capital: Pyongyang
Population: 25,549,819
Surface Area: 120,540 km2
Currency: North Korean won
Religion: Unbelieving majority
Belongs to: UN