Streaming and screen culture
28.8% of attention this weekMost readWikipedia
- Regina Torné652 views
- Stacy Keach406 views
- Heart of the Beast249 views
The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world
Costa Rica
Costa Rica’s zeitgeist, by theme
Its Wikipedia reading this week, each page counted once, in its main theme · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted
Shifts
What is gaining and losing ground
- NewFood and drink
Blind spots
Where attention and coverage don’t line up
- Read more than coveredAI everywhere33×
Costa Rica · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Seen from inside and outside
How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, sharing a maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of nearly 51,180 km2 (19,760 sq mi); the capital and largest city is San José, home to around 350,000 residents and two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area. Humans have been in Costa Rica since between 7,000 and 10,000 BC.
- ¿Qué buscan los turistas en Costa Rica? Estudio revela actividades más allá del 'sol y la playa'monumental.co.cr
- Costa Rica to Host First National Mushroom Count in Novemberenglish.pravda.ru · 2 outlets
- Costa Rica Spares Chaves in Landfill Rowriotimesonline.com
- A Week in a Costa Rica Beach Villa: The Perfect Family Itinerary for Guanacasteluxurytravelmagazine.com
- Presidentes de Panamá y Costa Rica hablan sobre narcotráfico y cooperación en seguridadprensa.com · 5 outlets
- Partidos de la selección argentina por fecha FIFA: cuándo juega vs. Uruguay y Costa Ricalanacion.com.ar · 4 outlets
- Costa Rica cautivó en Londres con experiencia inmersiva de su naturaleza durante WTM 2026 • PDCCnewsinamerica.com · 2 outlets
Pictures
The Ujarrás historical site in the Orosí Valley, Cartago province. The church was built between 1686 and 1693.Creator:Edwin Dalorzo · Public domain 
A coffee plantation in the Orosí ValleyDirk van der Made · CC BY-SA 3.0 
An industrial park in HerediaVictor Quirós A · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Arenal Volcano National Park is one of the country's tourist attractions.Javier Losa · CC BY 2.0 
Waterfall in the Tenorio Volcano National ParkPanegyrics of Granovetter · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Costa Rican school childrenRuansolano · CC BY 3.0
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Costa Rica · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Who’s in the news
The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.
People
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Costa Rica
Discussion
Costa Rica · Friday, 13 November 2026
Trending
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
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The White House, Public domain New
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Leonardo da Vinci, Public domain New
Top today
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The White House, Public domain New
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Leonardo da Vinci, Public domain New
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Daniel Wikberg, CC BY 2.0 New
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 180 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Countries step up on global climate justice case ahead of COP27 but Australia conspicuous by its absence (pina.com.fj)
Survey · 2023 92% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.0positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.7The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.1× usual2.9 words per 1,000usually 2.7The GDELT Project
- Fear1.1× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.7× usual3.5 words per 1,000usually 5.2The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual7.1 words per 1,000usually 7.8The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.2× usual11.3 words per 1,000usually 9.8The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
The White House, Public domain New
Ricardo Stuckert, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 Gio Antonio, Public domain Emil Rabending, Public domain Foto: Nebojša Tejić/STA, Public domain
By category
Business & economy
The White House, Public domain New
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0
Books, arts & history
Leonardo da Vinci, Public domain New
Daniel Wikberg, CC BY 2.0 New
Movies & TV
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Music
Unknown, none visible and no marks, Public domain New
Daddy Yankee, CC BY 3.0 Breakout
Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0
Politics & world affairs
Emil Rabending, Public domain Foto: Nebojša Tejić/STA, Public domain
Society & beliefs
Ricardo Stuckert, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Sports
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Carlos Figueroa Rojas, CC BY-SA 4.0 Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Travel & places
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC, Public domain Rising
Bracodbk, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Industries here
Music 41Media & entertainment 24Sports & fitness 4Travel & tourism 3Government & public sector 2Tech & software 1AI 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation-0.2%Jul 2026 · +0.0 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment6.8%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Consumer confidence105.4100 = long-run averageFeb 2026 · +0.5 since Jan 2026OECD
- GDP growth4.6%2025 · +0.5 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Business
- Business confidence100.4100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.3 since Apr 2026OECD
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Education
- Sociology and Political Science
Society
- Trust in the national government34.8%OECD Trust Survey2023OECD Trust Survey
- Say humans mainly cause climate change55.8%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority87.7%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Taken: Natalee Holloway
Breakout
2A Couple of Lies
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3Dead-End Job
Rising
4Lupin
Falling
5The Fall of El Mayo
Falling
6The One About Matthew Perry
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8Nobody Wants This
Falling
9Anesthesia
10Doctor X: Mafia in White
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1My Best Friend
Breakout
2A Dog's Perfect Christmas
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3Collision Course
4Sing 2
5Final Destination Bloodlines
6Christmas at the Palace
7Sniper
8Thanksgiving
9Heist
10The One
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0 1Karol G
2W Sound, Hades66 & Ovy On the Drums
3Bad Bunny
4Omar Courtz
5Anuel AA
7Køddy G, THE FAVORITES & Fharid On The Beat
9Blessd
Apple Music · 2026-11-14
Data credits: Apple Music · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.