[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance was 24.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance in Costa Rica, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance in Costa Rica is 24.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance in Costa Rica peaked at 24.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 27th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.0% | — |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +46.2% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -26.3% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 13.0% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 14.0% | 18.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.0% | 24.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More infrastructure data for Costa Rica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 136.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 610,457 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.9 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.119 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 610,457 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance in Costa Rica?
- [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance in Costa Rica was 24.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance programs (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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