Daten & Fakten
Costa Rica
Myanmar
Costa Rica
Capital
Costa Rica
name: San Jose
geographic coordinates: 9 56 N, 84 05 W
time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named in honor of Saint Joseph
geographic coordinates: 9 56 N, 84 05 W
time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named in honor of Saint Joseph
Myanmar
name:
Rangoon (Yangon); note - Nay Pyi Taw is the administrative capital
geographic coordinates:
16 48 N, 96 09 E
time difference:
UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: Rangoon (Yangon) is a compound of "yan" signifying "enemies" and "koun" meaning "to run out of" and so denoting "End of Strife"; Nay Pyi Taw translates as: "Great City of the Sun" or "Abode of Kings"
Costa Rica
name: San Jose
geographic coordinates: 9 56 N, 84 05 W
time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named in honor of Saint Joseph
geographic coordinates: 9 56 N, 84 05 W
time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named in honor of Saint Joseph
Citizenship
Costa Rica
citizenship by birth: yes
citizenship by descent only: yes
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years
citizenship by descent only: yes
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years
Myanmar
citizenship by birth:
no
citizenship by descent only:
both parents must be citizens of Burma
dual citizenship recognized:
no
residency requirement for naturalization:
none
note: an applicant for naturalization must be the child or spouse of a citizen
Costa Rica
citizenship by birth: yes
citizenship by descent only: yes
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years
citizenship by descent only: yes
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years
Myanmar
parliamentary republic
Legal system
Costa Rica
civil law system based on Spanish civil code; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court
Myanmar
mixed legal system of English common law (as introduced in codifications designed for colonial India) and customary law
Costa Rica
civil law system based on Spanish civil code; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court
Suffrage
Costa Rica
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Myanmar
18 years of age; universal
Costa Rica
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Area
Costa Rica
total: 51,100 sq km
land: 51,060 sq km
water: 40 sq km
note: includes Isla del Coco
land: 51,060 sq km
water: 40 sq km
note: includes Isla del Coco
Myanmar
total:
676,578 sq km
land:
653,508 sq km
water:
23,070 sq km
Costa Rica
total: 51,100 sq km
land: 51,060 sq km
water: 40 sq km
note: includes Isla del Coco
land: 51,060 sq km
water: 40 sq km
note: includes Isla del Coco
Land use
Costa Rica
agricultural land: 37.1% (2018 est.)
arable land: 4.9% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 6.7% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 25.5% (2018 est.)
forest: 51.5% (2018 est.)
other: 11.4% (2018 est.)
arable land: 4.9% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 6.7% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 25.5% (2018 est.)
forest: 51.5% (2018 est.)
other: 11.4% (2018 est.)
Myanmar
agricultural land:
19.2%
(2011 est.)
arable land:
16.5%
(2011 est.)
/
permanent crops:
2.2%
(2011 est.)
/
permanent pasture:
0.5%
(2011 est.)
forest:
48.2%
(2011 est.)
other:
32.6%
(2011 est.)
Costa Rica
agricultural land: 37.1% (2018 est.)
arable land: 4.9% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 6.7% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 25.5% (2018 est.)
forest: 51.5% (2018 est.)
other: 11.4% (2018 est.)
arable land: 4.9% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 6.7% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 25.5% (2018 est.)
forest: 51.5% (2018 est.)
other: 11.4% (2018 est.)
Location
Costa Rica
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Myanmar
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
Costa Rica
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Age structure
Costa Rica
0-14 years: 21.49% (male 577,782/female 552,041)
15-64 years: 68.59% (male 1,813,827/female 1,791,510)
65 years and over: 9.92% (2023 est.) (male 238,971/female 282,481)
15-64 years: 68.59% (male 1,813,827/female 1,791,510)
65 years and over: 9.92% (2023 est.) (male 238,971/female 282,481)
Myanmar
0-14 years:
26.56%
(male 7,556,848 /female 7,216,374)
15-24 years:
17.51%
(male 4,900,092 /female 4,837,726)
25-54 years:
42.51%
(male 11,577,883 /female 12,068,190)
55-64 years:
7.75%
(male 2,011,057 /female 2,301,983)
65 years and over:
5.67%
(male 1,373,892 /female 1,778,461)
(2018 est.)
Costa Rica
0-14 years: 21.49% (male 577,782/female 552,041)
15-64 years: 68.59% (male 1,813,827/female 1,791,510)
65 years and over: 9.92% (2023 est.) (male 238,971/female 282,481)
15-64 years: 68.59% (male 1,813,827/female 1,791,510)
65 years and over: 9.92% (2023 est.) (male 238,971/female 282,481)
Birth rate
Costa Rica
10.7 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Myanmar
17.7 births/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
Costa Rica
10.7 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
Costa Rica
5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Myanmar
7.30
Costa Rica
5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Costa Rica
Spanish (official), English
major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Myanmar
Burmese (official)
note: minority ethnic groups use their own languages
Costa Rica
Spanish (official), English
major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Life expectancy at birth
Costa Rica
total population: 79.6 years (2023 est.)
male: 77 years
female: 82.4 years
male: 77 years
female: 82.4 years
Myanmar
68.60
Costa Rica
total population: 79.6 years (2023 est.)
male: 77 years
female: 82.4 years
male: 77 years
female: 82.4 years
Major urban areas - population
Costa Rica
1.462 million SAN JOSE (capital) (2023)
Myanmar
5.157 million RANGOON (Yangon) (capital), 1.374 million Mandalay
(2018)
Costa Rica
1.462 million SAN JOSE (capital) (2023)
Median age
Costa Rica
total: 35 years (2023 est.)
male: 34.4 years
female: 35.6 years
male: 34.4 years
female: 35.6 years
Myanmar
total:
28.5 years
male:
27.7 years
female:
29.4 years
(2018 est.)
Costa Rica
total: 35 years (2023 est.)
male: 34.4 years
female: 35.6 years
male: 34.4 years
female: 35.6 years
Myanmar
25 years
(2015/16 est.)
Net migration rate
Costa Rica
2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Myanmar
-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
Costa Rica
2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
Costa Rica
roughly half of the nation's population resides in urban areas; the capital of San Jose is the largest city and home to approximately one-fifth of the population
Myanmar
population concentrated along coastal areas and in general proximity to the shores of the Irrawaddy River; the extreme north is relatively underpopulated
Costa Rica
roughly half of the nation's population resides in urban areas; the capital of San Jose is the largest city and home to approximately one-fifth of the population
Population growth rate
Costa Rica
0.72% (2023 est.)
Myanmar
0.89%
(2018 est.)
Costa Rica
0.72% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
Costa Rica
1.4 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Myanmar
2.13 children born/woman
(2018 est.)
Costa Rica
1.4 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
Costa Rica
urban population: 82.6% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Myanmar
rate of urbanization:
1.74% annual rate of change
(2015-20 est.)
Costa Rica
urban population: 82.6% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
Costa Rica
6.7% of GDP (2020 est.)
Myanmar
0.80
Costa Rica
6.7% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Costa Rica
total: 17 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2019)
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2019)
Myanmar
female:
10 years
(2017)
Costa Rica
total: 17 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2019)
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2019)
Myanmar
6.80
Myanmar
17.70
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
Costa Rica
-6.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Myanmar
-3.2% (of GDP)
(2017 est.)
Costa Rica
-6.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Myanmar
$329,800,000,000
Industrial production growth rate
Costa Rica
9.83% (2021 est.)
Myanmar
8.90
Costa Rica
9.83% (2021 est.)
Myanmar
4.0
Myanmar
$6,300
Myanmar
22,300,000
Myanmar
4.00
Labor force
Costa Rica
2.426 million (2021 est.)
note: official estimate; excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica
note: official estimate; excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica
Myanmar
22,300,000
Costa Rica
2.426 million (2021 est.)
note: official estimate; excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica
note: official estimate; excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica
Population below poverty line
Costa Rica
21% (2019 est.)
Myanmar
25.6%
(2016 est.)
Costa Rica
21% (2019 est.)
Unemployment rate
Costa Rica
17.95% (2021 est.)
17.41% (2020 est.)
11.49% (2019 est.)
17.41% (2020 est.)
11.49% (2019 est.)
Myanmar
4%
(2017 est.)
4%
(2016 est.)
Costa Rica
17.95% (2021 est.)
17.41% (2020 est.)
11.49% (2019 est.)
17.41% (2020 est.)
11.49% (2019 est.)
Myanmar
total:
4%
male:
3.3%
female:
4.8%
(2017 est.)
Myanmar
33.60
Public debt
Costa Rica
48.9% of GDP (2017 est.)
44.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
44.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
Myanmar
33.60
Costa Rica
48.9% of GDP (2017 est.)
44.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
44.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
Myanmar
4.00
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
Costa Rica
1.73% (2021 est.)
0.72% (2020 est.)
2.1% (2019 est.)
0.72% (2020 est.)
2.1% (2019 est.)
Myanmar
4.00
Costa Rica
1.73% (2021 est.)
0.72% (2020 est.)
2.1% (2019 est.)
0.72% (2020 est.)
2.1% (2019 est.)
Myanmar
9.95
Myanmar
9.95
Myanmar
$9,832,000,000
Exports
Costa Rica
$23.761 billion (2021 est.)
$19.996 billion (2020 est.)
$22.738 billion (2019 est.)
note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
$19.996 billion (2020 est.)
$22.738 billion (2019 est.)
note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
Myanmar
$9,832,000,000
Costa Rica
$23.761 billion (2021 est.)
$19.996 billion (2020 est.)
$22.738 billion (2019 est.)
note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
$19.996 billion (2020 est.)
$22.738 billion (2019 est.)
note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
Exports - partners
Costa Rica
United States 38%, Netherlands 6%, Belgium 5%, Guatemala 5%, Panama 5% (2019)
Myanmar
China 36.5%, Thailand 21.8%, Japan 6.6%, Singapore 6.4%, India 5.9%
(2017)
Costa Rica
United States 38%, Netherlands 6%, Belgium 5%, Guatemala 5%, Panama 5% (2019)
Myanmar
$15,780,000,000
Imports
Costa Rica
$22.298 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$17.701 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$20.314 billion (2019 est.)
$17.701 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$20.314 billion (2019 est.)
Myanmar
$15,780,000,000
Costa Rica
$22.298 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$17.701 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$20.314 billion (2019 est.)
$17.701 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$20.314 billion (2019 est.)
Imports - partners
Costa Rica
United States 41%, China 13%, Mexico 7% (2019)
Myanmar
China 31.4%, Singapore 15%, Thailand 11.1%, Saudi Arabia 7.5%, Malaysia 6.2%, Japan 6%, India 5.5%, Indonesia 4.5%
(2017)
Costa Rica
United States 41%, China 13%, Mexico 7% (2019)
Myanmar
17,320,000,000
Myanmar
14,930,000,000
Myanmar
2016 est.
Myanmar
2016 est.
Myanmar
12,000
Myanmar
1,824
Myanmar
2015 est.
Myanmar
18,410,000,000
Myanmar
14,070,000,000
Myanmar
2017 est.
Myanmar
556,112
Myanmar
47,951,228
Myanmar
14,264,308
Myanmar
404,932
Myanmar
64
Myanmar
5,031
Myanmar
12,800
Airports
Costa Rica
161 (2021)
Myanmar
64
Costa Rica
161 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Costa Rica
total: 992,725 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (2020 est.)
Myanmar
total:
404,932
(2017 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
less than 1
(2017 est.)
Costa Rica
total: 992,725 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (2020 est.)
Myanmar
1,824
Myanmar
0 bbl/day
(2015 est.)
Myanmar
12,000 bbl/day
(2017 est.)
Myanmar
14,930,000,000
Myanmar
0
Myanmar
0
Myanmar
17,320,000,000
Internet users
Costa Rica
total: 4.316 million (2021 est.)
percent of population: 83% (2021 est.)
percent of population: 83% (2021 est.)
Myanmar
total:
14,264,308
(July 2016 est.)
Costa Rica
total: 4.316 million (2021 est.)
percent of population: 83% (2021 est.)
percent of population: 83% (2021 est.)
Myanmar
14,070,000,000
Myanmar
0 cu m
(2017 est.)
Myanmar
18.41 billion cu m
(2017 est.)
Railways
Costa Rica
total: 278 km (2014)
narrow gauge: 278 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated
narrow gauge: 278 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated
Myanmar
total:
5,031 km
(2008)
narrow gauge:
5,031 km
1.000-m gauge
(2008)
Costa Rica
total: 278 km (2014)
narrow gauge: 278 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated
narrow gauge: 278 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated
Roadways
Costa Rica
total: 5,035 km (2017)
Myanmar
157,000
Costa Rica
total: 5,035 km (2017)
Telephones - fixed lines
Costa Rica
total subscriptions: 553,455 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2021 est.)
Myanmar
total subscriptions:
556,112
(2017 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
1
(2017 est.)
Costa Rica
total subscriptions: 553,455 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
Costa Rica
total subscriptions: 7,834,435 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 152 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 152 (2021 est.)
Myanmar
47,951,228
Costa Rica
total subscriptions: 7,834,435 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 152 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 152 (2021 est.)
Waterways
Costa Rica
730 km (2011) (seasonally navigable by small craft)
Myanmar
12,800
Costa Rica
730 km (2011) (seasonally navigable by small craft)
Disputes - international
Costa Rica
Costa Rica and Nicaragua regularly file border dispute cases over the delimitations of the San Juan River and the northern tip of Calero Island to the International Court of Justice (ICJ); in 2009, the ICJ ruled that Costa Rican vessels carrying out police activities could not use the river, but official Costa Rican vessels providing essential services to riverside inhabitants and Costa Rican tourists could travel freely on the river; in 2011, the ICJ provisionally ruled that both countries must remove personnel from the disputed area; in 2013, the ICJ rejected Nicaragua's 2012 suit to halt Costa Rica's construction of a highway paralleling the river on the grounds of irreparable environmental damage; in 2013, the ICJ, regarding the disputed territory, ordered that Nicaragua should refrain from dredging or canal construction and refill and repair damage caused by trenches connecting the river to the Caribbean and upheld its 2010 ruling that Nicaragua must remove all personnel; in early 2014, Costa Rica brought Nicaragua to the ICJ over offshore oil concessions in the disputed region
Myanmar
over half of Burma's population consists of diverse ethnic groups who have substantial numbers of kin in neighboring countries; the Naf River on the border with Bangladesh serves as a smuggling and illegal transit route; Bangladesh struggles to accommodate 741,792 Rohingya, Burmese Muslim minority from Arakan State, living as refugees in Cox's Bazar; Burmese border authorities are constructing a 200 km (124 mi) wire fence designed to deter illegal cross-border transit and tensions from the military build-up along border with Bangladesh in 2010; Bangladesh referred its maritime boundary claims with Burma and India to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea; Burmese forces attempting to dig in to the largely autonomous Shan State to rout local militias tied to the drug trade, prompts local residents to periodically flee into neighboring Yunnan Province in China; fencing along the India-Burma international border at Manipur's Moreh town is in progress to check illegal drug trafficking and movement of militants; over 100,000 mostly Karen refugees and asylum seekers fleeing civil strife, political upheaval, and economic stagnation in Burma were living in remote camps in Thailand near the border as of May 2017
Costa Rica
Costa Rica and Nicaragua regularly file border dispute cases over the delimitations of the San Juan River and the northern tip of Calero Island to the International Court of Justice (ICJ); in 2009, the ICJ ruled that Costa Rican vessels carrying out police activities could not use the river, but official Costa Rican vessels providing essential services to riverside inhabitants and Costa Rican tourists could travel freely on the river; in 2011, the ICJ provisionally ruled that both countries must remove personnel from the disputed area; in 2013, the ICJ rejected Nicaragua's 2012 suit to halt Costa Rica's construction of a highway paralleling the river on the grounds of irreparable environmental damage; in 2013, the ICJ, regarding the disputed territory, ordered that Nicaragua should refrain from dredging or canal construction and refill and repair damage caused by trenches connecting the river to the Caribbean and upheld its 2010 ruling that Nicaragua must remove all personnel; in early 2014, Costa Rica brought Nicaragua to the ICJ over offshore oil concessions in the disputed region
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