Costa Rica

Country in Central America

Costa Rica is a country in Central America, with its capital in San José. About 5.2 million people live there (2025), making it the 125th most populous of the 195 countries. At 51,100 km², it is the 126th largest country by area. It borders Nicaragua and Panama.

Costa Rica at a glance

Capital: San José
Population (2025): 5.2 million
Area: 51,100 km²
Density: 101 per km²
Official language: Spanish
Currency: Costa Rican colón
People: Costa Rican
Calling code: +506
Internet domain: .cr
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Costa Rica?

How Costa Rica compares

Population rank

125th of 195

11th of 23 in North America

Size rank

126th of 195

9th of 23 in North America

Crowding

101 per km²

More crowded than 54% of countries

Similar in size: Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,209 km²).
Similar population: Mauritania (5.3 million).
Costa Rica is the only place that uses the Costa Rican colón.
Spanish is also an official language in 20 other countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba and 14 more.

The flag of Costa Rica

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Costa Rica in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Costa Rica

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Costa Rica so far, from 129 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

41% right

43rd hardest of 176 · 105 answers

Its flag

63% right

33rd hardest of 145 · 24 answers

Players find Costa Rica on the map in 41% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is Guatemala.
Players recognise the flag of Costa Rica in 63% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.

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Countries that border Costa Rica

Costa Rica borders 2 countries: Nicaragua and Panama.

Quick quiz: Costa Rica

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1. Which is the flag of Costa Rica?
2. What is the capital of Costa Rica?
3. Which of these borders Costa Rica?

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Questions about Costa Rica

Is Costa Rica a country?

Yes. Costa Rica is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Costa Rica?

The capital of Costa Rica is San José.

Which countries border Costa Rica?

Costa Rica borders 2 countries: Nicaragua and Panama.

How many countries border Costa Rica?

2. Costa Rica shares a land border with 2 countries.

How big is Costa Rica?

Costa Rica covers 51,100 km², about the same size as Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,209 km²).

Is Costa Rica hard to find on a map?

Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Costa Rica in 41% of 105 tries, 43rd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Guatemala.

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