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Central America and the Caribbean > Costa Rica > Transportation

COSTA RICAN TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air transport, freight > million tons per km 10.35 million tons/km Time series [94th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried 953,217 Time series [88th of 164]
    Air transport, passengers carried (per capita) 220.284 per 1,000 people Time series [70th of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 36,045 Time series [57th of 164]
    Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita) 8.33 per 1,000 people Time series [49th of 177]
Aircraft departures 26,400 [60th of 155]
    Aircraft departures (per capita) 6.57371 per 1,000 people [51st of 155]
Airports 151 Time series [38th of 247]
    Airports (per $ GDP) 7.09 per billion $ of GDP Time series [50th of 200]
    Airports (per capita) 36.527 per million people Time series [47th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 2 Time series [120th of 181]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 2 [97th of 139]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 108.725 per $1 trillion of GDP [111st of 150]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.484 per million people Time series [107th of 178]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.498008 per 1 million people [78th of 131]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 2 [86th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 2 Time series [107th of 158]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP) 0.109 per $1 billion of GDP [92nd of 141]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.484 per million people Time series [86th of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.498008 per 1 million people [63rd of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 18 [23rd of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 21 Time series [27th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 1.033 per $1 billion of GDP [23rd of 133]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 5.08 per million people Time series [25th of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 4.48207 per 1 million people [25th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 36 Time series [54th of 234]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 1.445 per billion $ of GDP Time series [58th of 179]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita) 8.709 per million people Time series [67th of 228]
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m 11 Time series [34th of 129]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 406.411 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [23rd of 121]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 2.661 per million people Time series [30th of 127]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 19 Time series [49th of 175]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 24 [38th of 137]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 1,304.702 per $1 trillion of GDP [63rd of 152]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 5.9761 per 1 million people [30th of 130]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 4.596 per million people Time series [46th of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 115 Time series [35th of 204]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 5,644.595 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [48th of 165]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita) 27.819 per million people Time series [33rd of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 96 Time series [26th of 187]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 4,560.832 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [30th of 172]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 23.223 per million people Time series [24th of 184]
Container port traffic 778,651 TEU Time series [52nd of 63]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Right side
Highways > Paved 7,896 km Time series [43rd of 113]
    Highways > Paved (per capita) 2.01 km per 1,000 people Time series [37th of 108]
Highways > Total 35,892 km Time series [39th of 118]
    Highways > Total (per capita) 9.136 km per 1,000 people Time series [21st of 113]
Highways > Unpaved 27,996 km Time series [21st of 113]
    Highways > Unpaved (per capita) 7.126 km per 1,000 people Time series [9th of 108]
Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ 304,200,000 $ Time series [12th of 30]
    Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP) 15.194 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [4th of 69]
    Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ (per capita) 70.299 $ per 1,000 people Time series [3rd of 70]
Merchant marine > By type passenger/cargo 1 Time series
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries 1 Time series [116th of 118]
Merchant marine > Ships by type passenger 1 Time series
Merchant marine > Total 1 Time series [151st of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP) 0.09 per billion $ of GDP Time series [111st of 132]
    Merchant marine > Total (per capita) 0.238 per million people Time series [141st of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 255 Dwt Time series [156th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP) 0.034 Dwt per million $ of GDP Time series [124th of 129]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita) 0.062 Dwt per 1,000 people Time series [154th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 1,058 GRT Time series [155th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP) 0.104 GRT per million $ of GDP Time series [123rd of 130]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita) 0.256 GRT per 1,000 people Time series [150th of 156]
Motor vehicles 116 motor vehicles per 100 p [60th of 134]
Pipelines refined products 242 km Time series
Pipelines > All types
refined products 242 km (2004)
Pipelines > Refined products 242 km [38th of 53]
    Pipelines > Refined products (per $ GDP) 13.156 km per $1 billion of GDP [19th of 52]
    Pipelines > Refined products (per capita) 59.383 km per 1 million people [17th of 53]
Pipelines > Total length 242 km [107th of 120]
    Pipelines > Total length (per $ GDP) 13.156 km per $1 billion of GDP [92nd of 113]
    Pipelines > Total length (per capita) 59.383 km per 1 million people [90th of 120]
Ports and harbors
Caldera, Golfito, Moin, Puerto Limon, Puerto Quepos, Puntarenas
Ports and terminals Caldera, Puerto Limon Time series
Rail lines > total route-km 950 km Time series [77th of 111]
Railways > Narrow gauge 278 km 1.067-m gauge Time series
Railways > Note
none of the railway network is in use
Railways > Total 278 km Time series [5th of 220]
    Railways > Total (per $ GDP) 13.919 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [105th of 189]
    Railways > Total (per capita) 67.249 km per million people Time series [5th of 218]
Railways, goods transported > million ton-km 79.92 million ton-km Time series [73rd of 84]
    Railways, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 28.083 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [93rd of 111]
Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km 72 million passenger-km Time series [69th of 83]
    Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km (per capita) 25.3 million passenger-km pe Time series [88th of 108]
Roads, goods transported > million ton-km 3,070 million ton-km Time series [33rd of 52]
    Roads, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 861.532 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [33rd of 72]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 24.4 % Time series [47th of 163]
Roads, total network > km 35,330 km Time series [45th of 172]
Roadways > Paved 8,621 km Time series [49th of 81]
Roadways > Total 35,330 km Time series [52nd of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved 26,709 km Time series [34th of 79]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
legal dispute over navigational rights of Rio San Juan on the border with Nicaragua remains unsolved
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 64.61 % Time series [34th of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 31.45 % Time series [35th of 153]
Vehicle abundance 10.15 per square km [52nd of 141]
Waterways 730 km Time series [28th of 165]

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World standards on users.pandora.be; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Costa Rica, Republic of Costa Rica, Republica de Costa Rica

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