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Costa Rica
Ranked 39th of 167
Ranks
39
th
on the Legatum
39
th
on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™
48th
19th
33rd
25th
52nd
46th
56th
59th
58th
30th
50th
23rd
OVERALL PROSPERITY
Costa Rica is 39th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, 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 Investment Environment.
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.