Social Development in Costa Rica 163 indicators covering social development for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Age of full democracy 67 years 2025 up 17.5% 19th Freedom of Association Score 10 2025 unchanged 1st Freedom of Expression Score 9 2025 down 10.0% 4th Civil Rights Score 9 2025 unchanged 7th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 6.5% 2030 down 27.8% 151st Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 278,000 2030 down 21.2% 126th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 32.6% 2020 down 5.6% 113th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 59.7% 2020 up 0.3% 88th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 37.8% 2020 down 6.8% 108th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 40.3% 2020 down 0.4% 99th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 27.1% 2020 up 8.4% 2nd Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 15.7% 2020 down 3.9% 103rd Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 18.33 2020 down 14.8% 121st Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 8.44 2020 down 14.8% 121st Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 7.38 2020 down 15.0% 113th Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 6.5% 2030 down 27.0% 139th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 6.5% 2030 down 27.8% 143rd Public and private social expenditure 12.64 Percentage of GDP 2022 up 8.0% 31st Social expenditure aggregates 12.64 Percentage of GDP 2022 up 8.0% 31st Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 4 2024 unchanged 68th Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 2,400 2024 up 26.3% 20th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 21.44 2024 up 10.9% 59th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 14.11 million National currency 2021 up 89.1% 7th Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 4.61 million National currency 2025 up 77.4% 7th Age of democracy 70 years 2018 up 16.7% 18th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) — Net 5.64 million National currency 2021 up 89.8% 7th Homicides, by sex of the victim 71 homicides 2023 up 97.2% 47th Homicide rate by sex of the victim 33.09 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 up 106.1% 19th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 2.88 million National currency 2021 up 61.2% 5th Press Freedom Index 8.76 2021 down 27.5% 173rd Age of liberal democracy 37 years 2025 up 37.0% 24th Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 17.5% 2023 up 1.7% 130th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 2.38 2016 up 1.3% 77th Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 3 2024 down 25.0% 64th Other people in need of international protection by country or 19,120 2025 down 8.2% 12th Trust in government 49.5% 2024 up 72.7% 15th Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 1.1 2014 down 8.3% 66th Annual budget for tobacco control in currency reported 49.70 million 2022 unchanged 22nd Homicide rate from firearms 14.24 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 up 141.6% 13th Homicides by firearm 727 homicides 2023 up 161.5% 15th Total number of indoor cinemas 33 2017 up 65.0% 54th Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 79.22 2016 up 72.4% 48th ← Previous Page 3 of 3