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Life expectancy at birth, total (years)0 (217)
GDP growth (annual %)0 (210)
Control of Corruption: Estimate0 (205)
Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate0 (205)
Regulatory Quality: Estimate0 (205)
Rule of Law: Estimate0 (205)
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)0 (199)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)10 (191)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)182 (187)
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)11 (165)
Gini index4 (107)
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Costa Rica vs Syrian Arab Republic Country Comparison

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2025

Comparative Statistics (Costa Rica vs Syrian Arab Republic)

ⓘ When data for the selected year is missing, the closest prior year with data is used instead. Whenever the two countries' data points are 5+ years apart those indicators are excluded from the total score.

Costa Rica leads against Syrian Arab Republic in 9 of 10 comparable indicators, while Syrian Arab Republic leads in 1. Costa Rica's strongest global position is 32nd (2023) in Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate. Syrian Arab Republic's strongest global position is 13th (2022) in Gini index.

  • Costa Rica wins against Syrian Arab Republic in GDP growth (annual %): 4.32 (2024, ranked 56th) vs 0.73 (2022, ranked 183rd).
  • Costa Rica wins against Syrian Arab Republic in GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $): 26,973.44 (2024, ranked 77th) vs 4,454.85 (2022, ranked 164th).
  • Syrian Arab Republic wins against Costa Rica in Gini index: 26.40 (2022, ranked 13th) vs 45.50 (2025, ranked 111th).
  • Individuals using the Internet (% of population) data for Costa Rica and Syrian Arab Republic is too far apart to compare directly. The latest available data shows 87.17 (2024, ranked 86th) vs 34.65 (2019, ranked 163rd).
  • Costa Rica wins against Syrian Arab Republic in Life expectancy at birth, total (years): 81 (2024, ranked 47th) vs 72.56 (2024, ranked 130th).
  • Costa Rica wins against Syrian Arab Republic in Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group): 61.39 (2024, ranked 152nd) vs 42.69 (2024, ranked 178th).
  • Costa Rica wins against Syrian Arab Republic in Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate): 6.84 (2025, ranked 124th) vs 13.57 (2025, ranked 168th).
  • Costa Rica wins against Syrian Arab Republic in Regulatory Quality: Estimate: 0.54 (2023, ranked 59th) vs -1.81 (2023, ranked 197th).
  • Costa Rica wins against Syrian Arab Republic in Control of Corruption: Estimate: 0.65 (2023, ranked 55th) vs -1.75 (2023, ranked 204th).
  • Costa Rica wins against Syrian Arab Republic in Rule of Law: Estimate: 0.39 (2023, ranked 79th) vs -2.04 (2023, ranked 202nd).
  • Costa Rica wins against Syrian Arab Republic in Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate: 0.98 (2023, ranked 32nd) vs -2.75 (2023, ranked 205th).
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Costa Rica(9)
Syrian Arab Republic(1)
GDP growth (annual %)
(2024)
4.32 (56/214)
(2022)
0.73 (183/214)
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)
(2024)
26,973.44 (77/199)
(2022)
4,454.85 (164/199)
Gini index
(2025)
45.50 (111/171)
(2022)
26.40 (13/171)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
(2024)
87.17 (86/213)
(2019)
34.65 (163/213)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
(2024)
81 (47/217)
(2024)
72.56 (130/217)
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
(2024)
61.39 (152/197)
(2024)
42.69 (178/197)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
(2025)
6.84 (124/187)
(2025)
13.57 (168/187)
Regulatory Quality: Estimate
(2023)
0.54 (59/205)
(2023)
-1.81 (197/205)
Control of Corruption: Estimate
(2023)
0.65 (55/205)
(2023)
-1.75 (204/205)
Rule of Law: Estimate
(2023)
0.39 (79/205)
(2023)
-2.04 (202/205)
Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate
(2023)
0.98 (32/205)
(2023)
-2.75 (205/205)