1   PRODUCTIVITY

Nature may be Costa Rica’s best-known asset, but sustainable productivity has made it a thriving destination for foreign investment.

2   PEOPLE

Costa Rica invests their future in human talent, where technology will pave the way for development.

3   TECHNOLOGY

Technology firms, life science’s giants, and green multi-national companies are thriving in Costa Rica with a young, savvy and creative population.

4   EDUCATION

Costa Rica attracts businesses who know the importance of shared growth, achieved by world-class education, converging technologies, multi-sector collaboration and innovation.

5   DEMOCRACY

Costa Rica is Latin America’s most stable government. It’s frequently referred to as the “Switzerland of Central America,” and has enjoyed peaceful democratic policies since it abolished its army in 1948.

6   BEAUTY

Soaring mountains, active volcanoes, sublime beaches, tropical rainforest and towering waterfalls grace Costa Rica. More than 25% of the country’s land is protected by national parks, reserves and refuges.

7   MEDICAL

Costa Rica offers high-quality medical care at a tiny fraction of its U.S. equivalent cost.

8   OWNERSHIP

Foreigners enjoy the same rights as do Costa Ricans in terms of 100% real estate ownership. All titled, fee simple properties are registered in the National Registry of Costa Rica.

9   LITERACY

Costa Rica boasts a large middle class and a 95% literacy rate and is considered one of the most well-educated countries in Latin America.

10   HAPPINESS

Costa Rica is considered the “greenest, happiest country in the world” by the New Economic Foundation and tops the Happy Planet Index.