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Costa Rica
Ranked 38th of 167
Ranks
38
th
on the Legatum
38
th
on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™
50th
21st
36th
51st
56th
48th
51st
64th
55th
34th
48th
23rd
OVERALL PROSPERITY
Costa Rica is 38th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2010, Costa Rica has remained at the same position.
PILLAR RANKINGS
Costa Rica performs most strongly in Personal Freedom and Natural Environment but is weakest in Economic Quality. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Education.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Costa Rica compares to other countries.
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When comparing multiple countries on a spider chart, data points that appear
further away from the center represent a better performance to the points that are closer to the center.