Costa Rica vs Oman

Costa Rica and Oman compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Costa Rica and Oman have about the same number of people: 5.2 million and 5.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Costa Rica ($19,970) and Oman ($19,947) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Costa Rica (4.6%) than in Oman (2.4%), a difference of 2.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Oman (1%) than in Costa Rica (-0.1%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Costa Rica (6.8%) than in Oman (3.3%), a difference of 3.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Costa Rica can expect to live 0.8 years longer than one born in Oman: 81 years against 80.2 years in 2024.
• The population of Costa Rica is older: half of its people are over 34.1 years, against 29.3 years in Oman in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Oman (95.3%) than in Costa Rica (87.2%), a difference of 8.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Oman (18.7 tonnes) are about 12 times as high as in Costa Rica (1.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Costa Rica (59.1%) than in Oman (0%), a difference of 59.1 percentage points in 2024.