Denmark and Costa Rica Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Denmark	Costa Rica
Leader
Queen: Margrethe II
Population
5,556,452	4,695,942
Life Expectancy
78.940 years	78.060 years
Capital City
Copenhagen	San Jose
Largest city
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)	San Jose (population: 335,007)
Human Development Index
0.952	0.847
GDP per capita
$37,700 US	$12,600 US
Literacy Rate
99%	94.9%
Corruption Perception Index
9.3	5.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
38%	36.8%
Wealthiest Citizens
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)	NA
Unemployment Rate
6.400%	7.900%
Death Penalty
Abolished	Abolished

Political System
constitutional monarchy	democratic republic
Independence date
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy	15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%	Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
Languages
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language	Spanish (official), English
Exports
machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills	bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar; seafood; electronic components, medical equipment
External Debt
$626,900,000,000 $	$12,040,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - 5.0236 (2008 est.), 5.4797 (2007), 5.9468 (2006), 5.9969 (2005), 5.9911 (2004)	Costa Rican colones (CRC) per US dollar - 529.62 (2008 est.), 519.53 (2007), 511.3 (2006), 477.79 (2005), 437.91 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.300%	0.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
7	0
Location
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)	Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Area
43,094 km sq	51,100 km sq
Coastline
7,314 km	1,290 km
Climate
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers	tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands

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