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Costa Rica

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Costa Rica passport

Costa Rica (CR) ranks #63 with mobility 128 / 198. 128 destinations need no prior visa.

Snapshot 2026-10 · This week · Passport-index source

Rank

#63

199

Mobility

128

/ 198

Visa free

90

Visa required

28

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Country profile

Capital

San José

Population

5.3 million

Area

51,100 km²

Currency

Costa Rican colón CRC

Languages

Spanish

Time zone

UTC-06:00

Foreign-born

628,404 · 2024

Migrant share

12.2%

Ethnic groups · 2011

  • White or Mestizo83.6%
  • Mulatto6.7%
  • none2.9%
  • Indigenous2.4%
  • unspecified2.2%
  • Black or African descent1.1%
  • Other1.1%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type A

Mains

120 V · 60 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+506

Airports

SJO · LIR · FON · GLF

Highlights

  • Arenal
  • Monteverde
  • Cocos Island
  • Tortuguero

Policy · Costa RicaOpen interactive atlas

FVisa free90

AlbaniaAndorraArgentinaAustriaBahamasBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaChileColombiaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanKiribatiKosovoLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMalaysiaMaltaMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNetherlandsNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPalestinePanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSan MarinoSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTajikistanTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeUnited Arab EmiratesUruguayUzbekistanVatican CityVenezuelaZambia

AOn arrival31

BangladeshBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaComorosDjiboutiEgyptGuinea-BissauIranJordanLaosLebanonMacaoMadagascarMalawiMaldivesMarshall IslandsMauritiusMozambiqueNepalPalauQatarRwandaSamoaSenegalSri LankaTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTuvaluZimbabwe

TeTA7

Côte d'IvoireIsraelKenyaSaint Kitts and NevisSouth KoreaSurinameUnited Kingdom

EeVisa42

Antigua and BarbudaArmeniaAustraliaAzerbaijanBahrainBeninBhutanBurkina FasoCameroonChadCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaEthiopiaGabonGuineaIndiaIndonesiaIraqKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLiberiaLibyaMauritaniaMongoliaMyanmarNamibiaNigeriaOmanPakistanPapua New GuineaSão Tomé and PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth SudanSyriaTogoUgandaUkraineVanuatuVietnam

RVisa required28

AfghanistanAlgeriaAngolaBelarusCanadaCentral African RepublicChinaCongoEritreaEswatiniFijiGambiaGhanaKuwaitLesothoMaliMoroccoNauruNew ZealandNigerNorth KoreaSolomon IslandsSudanTaiwan

+4

Nearby in the ranking

Antigua and BarbudaUkraineMacaoGrenadaMauritiusParaguay

FAQ

How many visa-free countries for Costa Rica?

Visa-free 90, on arrival 31, eTA 7, eVisa 42, visa required 28.

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