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Costa Rica.

Republic of Costa Rica · San Jos · 5.3M people · central-america-n-caribbean

Governmentpresidential republicLanguagesSpanish (official), EnglishArea51.1K km²Sanctioned entities23Active conflicts2Mentions 7d2 ▲ 100%CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.

Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
96.3
Stable risk
30-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Costa Rica becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Costa Rica · 90-day event volume
30
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
3 of 9
REFUGEE AIDCOSTA RICACREACIÓN DE2026-07-222026-09-052026-10-19
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Event timelineLast 7 days · 2 milestones · hover for context
OCT 17
2026
Costa Rica-El Salvador
diplomatic_visit · severity 2
Moderate
OCT 14
2026
Creación de la OEC
diplomatic_visit · severity 3
Moderate
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 1actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.10%article coverage 90d: 1,941
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 1total value usd: $25.0Mconflict amplified: no
Economic Health
82/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 4.08%inflation pct: -0.41%unemployment pct: 6.94%
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
95/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 23is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
91/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 81literacy rate: —
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
9Stable
Security
0Stable
Economic
31Moderate
Regulatory
5Stable
Operational
11Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
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Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · central-america-n-caribbean
Rank 29 of 33
01Republic of Cuba
51.5
02Republic of Haiti
53.7
03Republic of Panama
68.3
04Antigua and Barbuda
75.2
05Republic of Nicaragua
75.9
06Republic of Guatemala
82.8
07Virgin Islands
84.6
08Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
85.3
29Republic of Costa Rica· this country
96.3
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 17 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024
$96.7B
▲ $9.2B YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024
$18.9K
▲ $1.7K YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 2024
-0.4%
▼ 0.9% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 2024
6.9%
▼ 1.4% YoY
Population
WB· 2024
5.1M
▲ 24.4K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 2024
0.00%
▲ 0.00% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 2024
81.0 yrs
▲ 0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 2024
87.2%
▲ 1.8% YoY
Security9 recent events · 2 conflicts · 1 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
30
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-10-17
SEV 2
Costa Rica-El Salvador
Diplomatic Visit
2026-10-14
SEV 3
Creación de la OEC
Diplomatic Visit
2026-10-08
SEV 2
Refugee Employment Unit
Humanitarian Aid
2026-09-24
SEV 6
Costa Rica Minister Fired
Diplomatic Tension
2026-09-21
SEV 6
Nicaraguan Refugees
Refugee Flow
2026-09-20
SEV 2
Costa Rica Sustainability
Economic Indicator
2026-09-18
SEV 8
Costa Rica breaks ties
Diplomatic Tension
2026-09-17
SEV 2
Costa Rica-Paraguay Diplomatic Meeting
Diplomatic Visit
Active conflicts involving Costa Rica
US-Panama conflict
Maritime · 4 dispatches
Cold · 0
Costa Rican civil war
Civil War · 1 dispatches
Cold · 0
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
Other

Karol G finalizó la etapa estadounidense de su Tropitour

Karol G completed the US leg of her Tropitour, selling over two million tickets.

La OpiniónUnited States · Colombia · Mexico
Other
Messi anotó un doblete en 4 minutos para guiar triunfo del Inter Miami ante Atlanta United
El Diario NY
International Relations
ONU : Macky Sall retire sa candidature au poste de secrétaire général
Bamada
Other
Uyuşturucu baronu scooter ile firar etti
SABAH
Other
Keylor Navas aconseja a Gilberto Mora para su futuro
La Opinión
Guía de episodios de “Minami, una abogada extraordinaria”: fecha y hora de estreno de cada capítulo de la serie japonesa de Netflix
El Comercio
Universitario vs. Independiente del Valle por Copa Libertadores Femenina: a qué hora juegan, canal TV y dónde ver transmisión
El Comercio
Căng thẳng cuộc đua vào ghế Tổng thư ký Liên Hiệp Quốc
Thanh Nien
Africa has just one representative in UN top job race after ex-Senegalese president drops out
Business Insider Africa
Milo J Plays Costa Rica on 22 November 2026
Page 5 – The Rio Times
Think tanks · this country3 articles from research institutions tracking Costa Rica
IMCO
Global Innovation Index 2019, via WIPO
The World Intellectual Property Organization's 2019 Global Innovation Index ranked Switzerland first globally, positioned Mexico third in Latin America among 129 nations assessed, revealing that despite economic slowdown, innovation continues expanding worldwide while facing substantial obstacles requiring government intervention.
Sep 10, 2026
IMCO
Mexico drops two positions in the 2023 Global Gender Gap Index
Mexico dropped two global positions in the 2023 Gender Gap Index, ranking thirty-third of one hundred forty-six nations with a score of seventy-six point five, primarily due to persistent economic inequality where women's workforce participation lags significantly behind men's rates.
Sep 10, 2026
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Costa Rica Designates IRGC and Iranian Proxies as Terrorist Groups
Costa Rica designated Iran's IRGC and three proxies-Hezbollah, Hamas, and Houthis-as terrorist organizations, enabling stronger law enforcement action against Iranian destabilization efforts throughout the Western Hemisphere.
Apr 10, 2026
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Costa Rica-tagged articles · last 30 days
Rebeca Grynspan
personlast · Oct 18
185
Rodrigo Chaves
personlast · Oct 12
63
Laura Fernández
personlast · Oct 12
62
Keylor Navas
personlast · Oct 18
39
Javier Ernesto Guardia Bosñak
personlast · Sep 19
24
Laura Fernandez
personlast · Oct 18
13
Gioconda Belli
personlast · Oct 10
12
Óscar Arias
personlast · Oct 12
11
Laura Fernández Delgado
personlast · Sep 22
11
Laura Fernandez Delgado
personlast · Oct 17
9
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
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+Methodology · how this profile is built

This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.

Coverage of Costa Rica will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.