!!!Did you know this about Costa Rica? Did you know that Costa Rica is very similar to Dominican Republic in the following 7 respects. #Age Structure: 55-64 years - %: (7.0, 7.0). #Population growth rate - %: (1.24, 1.25). #Death rate - deaths/1,000 population: (4.49, 4.5). #Life expectancy at birth - years: (78.23, 77.8). #Refined petroleum products - consumption per capita - bbl/day: (0.01, 0.01). #Refined petroleum products - imports per capita - bbl/day: (0.01, 0.01). #Coastline - km: (1,290, 1,288).