CRC
…
INR
…
Land Area
India
3,287,263 km²
Largest
Costa Rica
51,100 km²
1.6% of largest
India is 64.33× larger than Costa Rica
Population
India
LARGEST
1.46B
PEOPLE
Costa Rica
0.4% OF LARGEST
5.15M
PEOPLE
India has 284.08× the population of Costa Rica
GDP
India
LARGEST
$3.96T
Costa Rica
2.6% OF LARGEST
$102.9B
Armed Forces
Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Costa Rica
0.0% OF LARGEST
0
TROOPS
Air Force
India
LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Costa Rica
0.0% OF LARGEST
0
AIRCRAFT
Naval Assets
India
Costa Rica
Wealth
Gold Reserves
India
LARGEST
876.2
Metric Tonnes
Costa Rica
0.0% OF LARGEST
0.0
Metric Tonnes
Foreign-Exchange Reserves
India
LARGEST
$570B
Reserves · excl. gold
Costa Rica
2.5% OF LARGEST
$14B
Reserves · excl. gold
Billionaires
India
MOST
200
billionaires
Costa Rica
—
Oil
Proven Reserves
India
LARGEST
4.5
Billion barrels
Production & Consumption
India
NET IMPORTER
Production
0.7M b/d
Consumption
5.3M b/d
−4.6M b/d net
Trade (Import/Export)
Costa Rica
$36.7B
Exports
$36.7B
Imports
$31.3B
Trade Balance
+$5.5B
Trade Surplus
India
$827.4B
Exports
$827.4B
Imports
$918.3B
Trade Balance
$-90.9B
Trade Deficit
Drinks per Person
Coffee
kg / person / yr
Costa Rica
supply
India
consumption
Tea
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Costa Rica
supply
Beer
litres / person / yr
Costa Rica
supply
India
supply
Wine
litres / person / yr
Costa Rica
supply
India
consumption
Alcohol
litres pure alcohol / person / yr
India
consumption
Costa Rica
consumption
Smoking
% of adults 15+ who smoke
India
Costa Rica
Per-capita — consumption where available, else FAOSTAT supply · alcohol = litres of pure alcohol; smoking = % of adults 15+ (WHO)
Olympic Medals
India
10
Gold
10
Silver
21
Bronze
41
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 41
❄ Winter: 0
Costa Rica
1
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
4
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 4
❄ Winter: 0
Religious Demographics
Religious Distribution
Religious Composition by Country
Costa Rica
India
Age Demographics
Median Age
Costa Rica
33.8
YEARS
10
30
50
70
India
28.2
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Age Distribution
Population breakdown by age bracket (percentage)
Demographic Insights
Age Gap
Costa Rica is 5.6 years older (median) than India
Youth Population
India has the highest youth population at 52.5% (under 30)
Elderly Population
Costa Rica has the highest elderly population at 16.4% (60+)
Global Statistics
| Metric |
Costa Rica
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Travel & Mobility | ||
| Passport Power visa-free destinations | — |
62
|
| Tourist Arrivals per year | — |
17.9M
|
| Culture & Prestige | ||
| Nobel Laureates all-time |
1
|
10
|
| UNESCO Heritage Sites inscribed sites |
4
|
43
|
Figures as of 2026. Sources: IMF, EIA/OPEC, Henley Passport Index, UNWTO, Forbes, Michelin Guide, Nobel Foundation, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Cost of Living
|
Metric
All indices use New York City as base (100)
Lower values indicate lower costs.
|
Costa Rica
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Living Index |
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| Rent Index |
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| Groceries Index |
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| Restaurant Price Index |
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| Local Purchasing Power |
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| Common Expenses Comparison | ||
| Meal at Inexpensive Restaurant (USD) | $8 | $3 |
| Three-Course Meal for 2 (USD) | $35 | $15 |
| Monthly Rent - City Center (USD) | $650 | $250 |
| Monthly Rent - Outside Center (USD) | $450 | $150 |
| Monthly Utilities (USD) | $85 | $35 |
| Internet (60 Mbps, USD) | $35 | $12 |
| Monthly Public Transport Pass (USD) | $45 | $15 |
Health
Healthcare spending, capacity and outcomes. Sources: World Bank / WHO — the year tag shows each figure’s vintage; “—” means the country doesn’t report that metric.
Health spending / person
Costa Rica
India
Physicians per 1,000
Costa Rica
India
Hospital beds per 1,000
India
Costa Rica
Diabetes prevalence
India
Costa Rica
Obesity prevalence
Costa Rica
India
Suicide rate per 100k
India
Costa Rica
Want the long view?
GDP, population, reserves & trade for Costa Rica vs India — charted over the decades.
Basic Information
| Metric | Costa Rica | India |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5152950 | 1463865525 |
| Area (sq km) | 51100 | 3287263 |
| Capital | San José | New Delhi |
| Official Language | Spanish | Hindi and English (official), 21 other scheduled languages |
| Currency | Costa Rican Colón (CRC) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
| Government Type | Unitary presidential constitutional republic | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic |
Military Strength
| Metric | Costa Rica | India |
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 0 | 1,445,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 0 | 1,155,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 0 | 2,610,550 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $0 | $81,400,000,000 |
| Tanks | 0 | 4,614 |
| Armored Vehicles | 0 | 12,000 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 0 | 100 |
| Towed Artillery | 0 | 4,175 |
| Rocket Projectors | 0 | 266 |
Economy
| Metric | Costa Rica | India |
|---|---|---|
| GDP (USD) | $102,904,921,157 | $3,956,067,115,772 |
| GDP Per Capita (USD) | $19,970 | $2,702 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 6.8% | 4.2% |
| GINI Index (Income Inequality) | 45.5 | 25.5 |
| Currency | Costa Rican Colón (CRC) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
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Interesting Comparisons & Trivia
Did You Know?
India is 64.3 times larger in area than Costa Rica.
That's a massive difference!
India has 284.1 times more people than Costa Rica.
With over a billion people, that's more than 1/8 of humanity!
Costa Rica has the highest GDP per capita at $19,970 among the selected countries.
India has the largest economy with a GDP of
$3.96 trillion.
India has the largest active military personnel with 1,445,000 troops.
India has the largest air force with 2,182 aircraft.
India has the largest navy with 295 vessels.
India Fact: India has the world's largest film industry, producing over 1,800 films annually, more than twice Hollywood's output.
Costa Rica vs India: Key Comparisons
Economy: India's GDP of $4.0T is 38.4x larger than Costa Rica's $103B — both among the world's largest economies.
Population: India's population of 1.5B is 284.1x larger than Costa Rica's 5M.
Area: India covers 3,287,263 km², making it 64.3x larger than Costa Rica.
Trade: Costa Rica runs a trade surplus of $5B while India has a trade deficit of $91B.
Life Expectancy: Costa Rica leads with a life expectancy of 81 years vs India's 72.
Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated August 2026.
Sources & methodology