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Costa Rica · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

82nd of 149 · 12th in Latin America
Air transport, passengers carriedCosta Rica's air transport, passengers carried rose from 255,900 in 1970 to 1.97M in 2023.1970198019902000201020200500k1M1.5M2M2.5M1.97M

Costa Rica's air transport, passengers carried rose from 255,900 in 1970 to 1.97M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

93rd of 137 · 14th in Latin America
Air transport, freightCosta Rica's air transport, freight fell from 43.4 in 1994 to 7.2 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200204060801007.2

Costa Rica's air transport, freight fell from 43.4 in 1994 to 7.2 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

71st of 87 · 4th in Latin America*
Rail lines (total route-km)Costa Rica's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 581 km in 1995 to 848 km in 2001.1995199619971998199920002001600700800900848 km

Costa Rica's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 581 km in 1995 to 848 km in 2001.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

54th of 103 · 11th in Latin America
Container port trafficCosta Rica's container port traffic rose from 1.01M in 2010 to 1.72M in 2024.20102012201420162018202020222024800k1M1.2M1.4M1.6M1.8M1.72M

Costa Rica's container port traffic rose from 1.01M in 2010 to 1.72M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

69th of 165 · 14th in Latin America
Liner shipping connectivity indexCosta Rica's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 17.9 in 2006 to 23.9 in 2021.2010201520201416182022242623.9

Costa Rica's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 17.9 in 2006 to 23.9 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

65th of 138 · 6th in Latin America
Logistics performance index, overallCosta Rica's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.6 in 2007 to 2.9 in 2022.2010201520202.52.62.72.82.932.9

Costa Rica's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.6 in 2007 to 2.9 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

126th of 215 · 21st in Latin America
Access to electricity (% of population)Costa Rica's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 96.9 % in 2000 to 99.8 % in 2024.2000200520102015202096%97%98%99%100%101%99.8 %

Costa Rica's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 96.9 % in 2000 to 99.8 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

85th of 183 · 12th in Latin America
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryCosta Rica's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 17.8 /100k in 2000 to 14.8 /100k in 2019.200020052010201514161814.8 /100k

Costa Rica's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 17.8 /100k in 2000 to 14.8 /100k in 2019.

No data available (2)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Costa Rica.

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