Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Chile, you would:
Economy
pay a 62.5% lower top tax rate
Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 12.5% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $25,800 as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 10.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 25.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 46.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Costa Rica, 22.0 women do as of 2020.
be 28.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 6.5 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 12.9% fewer children
In Chile, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Costa Rica, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% less on healthcare
Chile spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.9% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 19.6% more on education
Chile spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 80.0% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 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, Chilean Tax Administration, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
How big is Costa Rica compared to Chile? See an in-depth size comparison.