Programa Estado de la Nación

State of the Nation Program ‒ PEN
San José, Costa Rica

The State of the Nation Program (PEN) is a center of thought dedicated to participatory research and innovation for the promotion of sustainable human development. In order to carry out its work, it builds alliances with public, private, and international cooperation agencies. It thus executes projects and activities that ensure methodological accuracy and the appropriate conditions in the selection, measurement, and evaluation of national and regional performance. It also investigates specific issues related to sustainable human development, in its economic, political, environmental, and social dimensions.

Contact details

Website:
https://estadonacion.or.cr/

Address:
Apdo. 1174-1200, San José, Costa Rica

Country:
Costa Rica

Sub-region:
Central America

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Costa Rica, Central America
Operating languages
Spanish

Organisation details

Business model
University institute/center
Institutional affiliations
Network , University
Year founded
1994
Age (years)
Programa Estado de la Nación
 30
Costa Rica average
 44
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2023): Jorge Vargas Cullell
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2022): Jorge Vargas Cullell
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2021): Jorge Vargas Cullell
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2023
Programa Estado de la Nación
 29
Costa Rica average
 300
Global average
 66
2021
Programa Estado de la Nación
 29
% Female staff
2023
Programa Estado de la Nación
 55%
Costa Rica average
 53%
Global average
 50%
2021
Programa Estado de la Nación
 64%
% Female researchers
2021
Programa Estado de la Nación
 50%
Costa Rica average
 6%
Global average
 16%

Organisational performance

Publications
2022
Programa Estado de la Nación
 53
Costa Rica average
 124
Global average
 65
2020
Programa Estado de la Nación
 88

Social

Likes (2022)
Programa Estado de la Nación
 43,107
Costa Rica average
 18,506
Global average
 33,286
Likes (2021)
Programa Estado de la Nación
 40,349
Likes (2019)
Programa Estado de la Nación
 37,565
Twitter
Followers (2023)
Programa Estado de la Nación
 30,000
Costa Rica average
 10,242
Global average
 28,979
Followers (2022)
Programa Estado de la Nación
 29,503
Followers (2021)
Programa Estado de la Nación
 27,879
Subscribers (2023)
Programa Estado de la Nación
 5,050
Costa Rica average
 2,655
Global average
 6,305
Followers (2023)
Programa Estado de la Nación
 161
Costa Rica average
 918
Global average
 12,007

Data notes

Last updated: 04/05/2023
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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