Equal-area projection, same scale · Natural Earth 1:50m
Population ✓Area ✓Population density ✓GDP (nominal) ✓GDP per capita (PPP) ✓Exports ✓Unemployment ✓Life expectancy ✓Median age ✓Birth rate ✓Urban population ✓
Population
Natural Earth · 2019
Costa Rica5,047,561Panama4,246,439Costa Rica is 1.2× more populous
Area
computed · ≈
Costa Rica≈ 51,303 km²Panama≈ 73,935 km²Panama is 1.4× larger
Population density
derived
Costa Rica≈ 98 / km²Panama≈ 57 / km²Costa Rica is 1.7× denser
GDP (nominal)
CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.
Costa Rica$95.35 billionPanama$86.26 billionCosta Rica is 1.1× larger
GDP per capita (PPP)
CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.
Costa Rica$27,000Panama$36,400Panama is 1.3× higher
Exports
CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.
Costa Rica$36.77 billionPanama$37.38 billionNearly equal — Costa Rica −1.6%
Unemployment
CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.
Costa Rica7.9%Panama6.6%Costa Rica is higher by 1.3 points
Life expectancy
CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.
Costa Rica80.3 yearsPanama79.2 yearsCosta Rica is higher by 1.1 years
Median age
CIA World Factbook · 2025 est.
Costa Rica36 yearsPanama31.7 yearsCosta Rica is higher by 4.3 years
Birth rate
CIA World Factbook · 2025 est.
Costa Rica10.86 per 1,000Panama17.11 per 1,000Panama is higher by 6.25 per 1,000
Urban population
CIA World Factbook · 2023
Costa Rica82.6%Panama69.5%Costa Rica is higher by 13.1 points
Costa Rica
Panama