Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita was 7.44 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 7.44 for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 7.44 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.58, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 4th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.16 | 7.07 | 7.26 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.99 | 6.58 | 7.44 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Industry (including construction), value added 10.30 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.7% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 8.1% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 78.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 17.42 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 96.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 48.60 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 75.05 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 20.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 8.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica?
- Self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica was 7.44 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.44 in 2025.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.58 in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.