Costa Rica in world rankings
Costa Rica appears in 27 of our ranked charts. It is number one in 2 of them and in the top three in 9. Each position below is its place in the latest year of that chart; open a chart for the full data, history and sources.
27Ranked charts
2First places
9Top-3 places
Every ranking for Costa Rica
#1of 20
Clean Electricity Share by Country 2025
Energy
100 %2025
#1of 15
Clean Electricity Share by Country 2022
Energy
100 Renewables and Nuclear2022
#2of 9
CONCACAF Champions Cup Titles by Country
Football
6All Time
#2of 8
Countries by Renewable Energy Share 2025
Energy
99.20 %2025
#2of 8
Countries by Average Annual Working Hours 2024
Economy
2,1492024
#2of 8
Countries by Renewable Energy Share 2023
Environment
99 %2023
#3of 20
Countries with the Most Renewable Electricity 2021
Energy
99.37 %2021
#3of 20
Countries with the Most Renewable Electricity 2020
Energy
98.90 %2020
#3of 20
Countries with the Most Renewable Electricity 2019
Energy
98.30 %2019
#4of 20
Countries with the Most Renewable Electricity 2018
Energy
97.70 %2018
#4of 20
Countries That Use the Most Fertilizer 2023
1,0252023
#4of 8
Countries by Renewable Electricity Share 2024
Environment
95.30 % of Generation2024
#4of 8
Countries by Renewable Energy Share of Electricity 2024
Environment
97 %2024
#6of 20
Countries Where the Richest 10% Take the Biggest Share 2022
35.702022
#7of 15
Clean Electricity Share by Country 2023
Energy
99.90 Renewables and Nuclear2023
#7of 15
Clean Electricity Share by Country 2024
Energy
99.90 Renewables and Nuclear2024
#7of 10
Countries with the Most Women in Parliament 2025
Politics
49.10 %All Time
#8of 17
Countries With the Most New Volcanic Eruptions in 2025
Geology
12025
#9of 15
Countries With the Most Pending Asylum Claims 2025
Population
178,2122025
#9of 10
Secondary School Enrollment Rate by Country 2023
Education
126 % gross2023
#11of 15
Countries With the Cleanest Electricity Grids 2023
Energy
24.70 gCO2 per kWh2023
#11of 15
Countries With the Cleanest Electricity Grids 2024
Energy
25.50 gCO2 per kWh2024
#14of 20
Countries with the Highest Murder Rate 2023
Crime
17.75 per 100,000 People2023
#14of 15
Wind Share of Electricity by Country 2021
Energy
12.302021
#15of 20
Countries That Spend the Most on Education 2023
Education
5.31 % of GDP2023
#15of 15
Hydropower Share of Electricity by Country 2024
Energy
72.702024
#15of 15
Hydropower Share of Electricity by Country 2023
Energy
72.902023