Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 11.4% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
live 3.5 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Costa Rica, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 66.7% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 56.6% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $59,500 as of 2023, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $25,800 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.3% as of 2023.
be 90.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 25.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 7.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Costa Rica, 22.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Costa Rica, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
have 11.5% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Costa Rica, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.5% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Costa Rica, about 83.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 26.2% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.0% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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