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