1. EnergyCosta Rica

   Costa Rica: in 10 years the economy grew 43% and electricity use grew 6%

   GDPElectricity use

   From 2015 to 2025: real GDP and all electricity used in the country — homes, industry, transport. Supply, efficiency and the mix of industries can matter; these series do not separate their effects. The gap alone does not prove GDP is mismeasured.

   Source: IMF WEO (GDP growth); Ember (electricity demand)Open on the chart →

More findings

• Costa Rica: lower fertility than Germany
• Costa Rica: people live longer than in the US
• Costa Rica: 87% are online, but only 26% have toilet waste that is safely treated
• Costa Rica: all 12 UN projections since 1998 expected more births
• Most asylum applications per 1,000 residents
• Costa Rica: the UN's 2000 projection did not expect fertility this low even by 2050

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