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Social protection, poverty, gender, and development indicators

Overview

Social protection, poverty, gender, health, and development indicators for Costa Rica, sourced from the World Bank, OECD, and the United Nations.

SDG Indicators

Age-standardised prevalence of current tobacco use among persons 15+ years
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UN SDG 3.a.1
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita
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UN SDG 8.1.1
Proportion of youth (15-24 years) not in education, employment or training
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UN SDG 8.6.1
Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
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UN SDG 8.5.2
Proportion of population with access to electricity
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UN SDG 7.1.1
Under-five mortality rate
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UN SDG 3.2.1
Participation rate in organised learning (one year before official primary entry age)
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UN SDG 4.2.2
Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population
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UN SDG 13.1.1
Maternal mortality ratio
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UN SDG 3.1.1
Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 population
17.8%
2023 · UN SDG 16.1.1
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption
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UN SDG 7.2.1
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
20.8%
2023 · UN SDG 16.3.2
Proportion of businesses that had at least one contact with a public official and that paid a bribe or were asked to pay a bribe
5.6%
2023 · UN SDG 16.5.2
Satisfaction with public services
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UN SDG 16.6.2
Perception of inclusive decision-making
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UN SDG 16.7.2
Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
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UN SDG 13.2.2
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease
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UN SDG 3.4.1
Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe or were asked to pay a bribe
7.0%
2019 · UN SDG 16.5.1
Experience of discrimination
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UN SDG 16.b.1
Proportion feeling safe walking alone at night
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UN SDG 16.1.4

Integration Gaps (OECD)

Employment rate differences between foreign-born and native-born populations by education level.

Medium (3-4)
Native-born 57.8%
Foreign-born 68.9%
Gap +11.2pp
2023
Total
Native-born 54.2%
Foreign-born 60.2%
Gap +6.0pp
2020
Low (0-2)
Native-born 52.2%
Foreign-born 64.4%
Gap +12.2pp
2023
High (5-8)
Native-born 71.5%
Foreign-born 75.3%
Gap +3.7pp
2023

Data Explorer

Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female (per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49)
0.1
2024 · World Bank
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
39.799
2024 · World Bank
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated
25385.5
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of HIV, female (% ages 15-24)
0.1
2024 · World Bank
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated
26501.5
2024 · World Bank
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
69.857
2024 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
86.6905141270567
2024 · World Bank
Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment)
2.587
2024 · World Bank
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
43.825
2024 · World Bank
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated
25720
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
6.975
2024 · World Bank
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated
26839
2024 · World Bank
Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment)
3.971
2024 · World Bank
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated
26882.5
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
9.186
2024 · World Bank
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated
28035
2024 · World Bank
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male (per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24)
0.93
2024 · World Bank
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated
29305
2024 · World Bank
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
31.44
2024 · World Bank
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female (per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24)
0.13
2024 · World Bank

Frequently Asked Questions

Sources: UN SDG Indicators | OECD · Last updated: 2025

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