What is the driving age in Costa Rica?
18+
Minimum age to drive a car: 18.
Costa Rica is one of 95 countries classified “18+” for the driving age — 63% of the 150 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: List of minimum driving ages
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Nicaragua
- 18+ Minimum age to drive a car: 18.
- Panama
- 16–17 Minimum age to drive a car: 16.
- Honduras
- 18+ Minimum age to drive a car: 18.
- El Salvador
- Under 16 Minimum age to drive a car: 15.
- Guatemala
- 16–17 Minimum age to drive a car: 16.
- Cayman Islands
- 16–17 Minimum age to drive a car: 17.
Other laws in Costa Rica
- Public Smoking Bans
- Comprehensive ban
- Homeschooling
- Illegal
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