International rankings of Costa Rica

This is a list of key international rankings of Costa Rica

Economy

Main article: Economy of Costa Rica

• World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 ranked 51 out of 144^[1]

Government

Main article: Politics of Costa Rica

• Press Freedom Index 2017 ranked 6 out of 180^[2]
• Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 ranked 41 out of 176^[3]

Military

Main article: Military of Costa Rica

• Institute for Economics and Peace Global Peace Index 2014 ranked 42 out of 162^[4]

Society

Main article: Culture of Costa Rica

• Economist Intelligence Unit Where-to-be-born Index 2013 ranked 30 out of 80 countries and territories^[5]

Technology

• World Intellectual Property Organization: Global Innovation Index 2024, ranked 70 out of 133 countries^[6]

Historical data

Index (Year)	Author / Editor / Source	Year of publication	Countries sampled	World Ranking ^(1)	Ranking in Latin America^(2)
Happy Planet Index (2.0)	New Economics Foundation[7]	2012	151	1	1
Environmental Performance (2010)	Yale University[8]	2010	163	3	1
Human Poverty, HPI-1 (2005)^(3)	United Nations (UNDP)[9]	2007-08	108	5	4
Press Freedom (2020)	Reporters Without Borders[10]	2020	180	7	1
Poverty below $2 a day (1990-2005)^(4)	United Nations (UNDP)[11]	2007-08	71	8	3
Democracy (2019)	Economist Intelligence Unit[12]	2019	167	19	2
Global Peace (2010)	Economist Intelligence Unit[13]	2010	149	26	2
Quality-of-life (2013)	Economist Intelligence Unit[14]	2013	111	30	2
Prosperity Index (2010)	Legatum Institute[15]	2010	110	33	3
World's Best Countries (2008/09)	Newsweek[16]	2010	100	35	2
Business Environment Rankings (2009)	Economist Intelligence Unit[17]	2009	82	40	4
Corruption Perception (2010)	Transparency International[18]	2010	178	41	3
Travel and Tourism Competitiveness (2019)	World Economic Forum[19]	2019	140	41	2
Networked Readiness Index (2010-2011) (Global Information Technology Report)	World Economic Forum[20]	2011	138	46	3
Economic Freedom (2010)	The Heritage Foundation/The Wall Street Journal[21]	2010	179	49	7
Global Competitiveness (2011-2012)	World Economic Forum[22]	2011	142	61	5
Human Development (2019)	United Nations (UNDP) [23]	2019	189	62	4
Income inequality (1989-2007)^(5)	United Nations (UNDP)[24]	2007-2008	126	100	5
Human Opportunity Index (1995-2005) ^(6)	World Bank[25]	2008	19	N/A^(6)	3
Life Satisfaction Index (2006-2007) ^(7)	Inter-American Development Bank[26]	2008	24	N/A^(7)	1

⁽¹⁾ Worldwide ranking among countries evaluated. See notes (3) and (4) also

⁽²⁾ Ranking among the 20 Latin American countries (Puerto Rico is not included).

⁽³⁾ Ranking among 108 developing countries with available data only.

⁽⁴⁾ Ranking among 71 developing countries with available data only. Countries in the sample surveyed between 1990-2005. Refers to population below income poverty line as define by the World Bank's $2 per day indicator

⁽⁵⁾ Because the Gini coefficient used for the ranking corresponds to different years depending on the country, and the underlying household surveys differ in method and in the type of data collected, the distribution data are not strictly comparable across countries. The ranking therefore is only a proxy for reference purposes.

⁽⁶⁾ The Human Opportunity Index study was performed by the World Bank among 19 countries in the Latin American and the Caribbean region, where statistics and census information is most reliable. Therefore, it is a regional index and there is no worldwide ranking available.

⁽⁷⁾ The Life Satisfaction Index study was performed by the Inter-American Development Bank among 24 countries in the Latin American and the Caribbean region, based on IDB calculations based on Gallup World Poll 2006 - 2007 and World Development Indicators. Therefore, it is a regional index.

See also

• Lists of countries
• Lists by country
• List of international rankings

References

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5. Economist Intelligence Unit 2013 Where-to-be-born Index
6. World Intellectual Property Organization (2024). "Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship". www.wipo.int. p. 18. doi:10.34667/tind.50062. ISBN 978-92-805-3681-2. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
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26. Inter-American Development Bank. "Faster Economic Growth Hurts Life Satisfaction in Latin America and the Caribbean". Retrieved 2008-11-23.