| Attribute |
Costa Rica × | 
Saint Lucia × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 51,100 | 616 |
| Continent | North America | North America |
| Land area (km²) | 51,060 | 606 |
| Water area (km²) | 40 | 10 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 661 | 0 |
| Border countries | | - |
| Coastline (km) | 1,290 | 158 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 746 | - |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 3,819 | 948 |
| People | | |
| Population | 5,097,988 | 166,487 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | Roman Catholic |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of Costa Rica | - |
| Short country name | Costa Rica | Saint Lucia |
| Long local name | Republica de Costa Rica | - |
| Short local name | Costa Rica | - |
| Government type | Presidential republic | Parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | San Jose | Castries |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 83,940,000,000 | 2,542,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 58,270,000,000 | 1,686,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3.3 | 3 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 16,900 | 14,400 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 15.1 | 19.4 |
| Labor force | 2,229,000 | 79,700 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.1 | 20 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 21.7 | - |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 8,357,000,000 | 398,200,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 11,920,000,000 | 392,800,000 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 14.3 | 23.6 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -6.1 | 0.3 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 48.9 | 70.7 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 3.5 | 6.5 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 11.37 | 8.34 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 5,356,000,000 | 334,200,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 5,356,000,000 | 334,200,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 41,040,000,000 | 1,267,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 2,015,000,000 | - |
| Current account balance (USD) | -1,692,000,000 | 21,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 10,810,000,000 | 185,100,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 15,150,000,000 | 600,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 7,150,000,000 | 321,800,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 26,830,000,000 | 570,600,000 |
| National currency | Costa Rican colones | East Caribbean dollars |
| National currency (code) | CRC | XCD |
| National currency (symbol) | ₡ | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 573.5 | 2.7 |