Costa Rica

North AmericaCapital: San José
2026 population
5.2M
Rank #128 globally
Area
51k km²
Metros tracked
6
63% of population in metros
Composite score
10.5
Rank #96 globally

National Teams

Costa Rica on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.

Men's FootballCONCACAF
Costa Rica
FIFA #51
ELO #62
WC apps 6
Major trophies 3
No World Cups
Women's Football
Costa Rica
WWC apps 2
Best Group stage
No World Cups
CricketAssociate
Costa Rica
Matches 12
Olympics
Costa Rica
Games 3
Medals 4
Best #37
1 gold

Provinces

7 entries listed under Costa Rica. Click any to see its metros and footprint.

Alajuela2Puntarenas2Cartago1Guanacaste1Heredia1Limón1San José1

Costa Rica metro footprint

6 metros
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6 polygons

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.

6 tracked metros

RankMetroScoreTier
#425San José★ Capital▲ Largest5.6Established Metro
#534Liberia4.2Emerging Metro
#2237Ciudad Quesada0.3Local Metro
#2367Puntarenas0.3Local Metro
#3592Limón0.0Local Metro
#4051Esparza0.0Local Metro