Costa Rica
North America and the Caribbean · Central America
Key facts
- Capital
- San José
- Subregion
- Central America
- Population (2025)
- 5.2 million (5,152,950) · rank 124 of 193
- Area (2023)
- 51,100 km² · rank 127 of 193
- People per km²
- 101 (calculated from the two figures above)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (2025, 2023), CC BY 4.0. data.worldbank.org
Test yourself
The first question is always Costa Rica, then four more countries of the same region.
Unfolding the map…
Neighbours on the map
Countries whose outline shares a border with Costa Rica in the map data: 2.
Based on the Natural Earth 1:110m outlines. The 29 states drawn as dots are not counted as neighbours.
The flag
Flags with a similar colour layout, used as wrong options on Hard: Suriname, Cuba, Thailand, North Korea.
In the quizzes
The levels on which Costa Rica is asked in each selection:
| Selection | Map | Flag | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | Medium · Hard | Medium · Hard | Medium · Hard |
| North America and the Caribbean | Medium · Hard | Easy · Medium · Hard | Easy · Medium · Hard |
In four languages
| Country | Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Costa Rica | San José |
| Italiano | Costa Rica | San José |
| Magyar | Costa Rica | San José |
| Suomi | Costa Rica | San José |