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Costa Rica vs Panama: Human Development Index

Costa Rica
0.833
in 2023
Panama
0.839
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
62nd
Panama rank
59th

Human Development Index over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
00.20.40.60.8199020062023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.839 against 0.833 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Globally, Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 59th of 192 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Human Development Index
Source
UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,938 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.