Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Armenia instead of Costa Rica, you would:

Health

be 21.4% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Armenia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.

live 3.5 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Armenia, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 19.4% less money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Armenia, the GDP per capita is $20,800 as of 2023.

pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate

Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Armenia, the top tax rate is 36.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 22.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Armenia, 27.0 women do as of 2020.

be 45.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Armenia, on the other hand, 12.2 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 58.2% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Armenia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 54.4% more on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Armenia, that number is 12.2% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Tax Service of Republic of Armenia, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.

Armenia: At a glance

Armenia is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 28,203 sq km. Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th century). Despite periods of autonomy, over the centuries Armenia came under the sway of various empires including the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, and Ottoman. During World War I in the western portion of Armenia, Ottoman Turkey instituted a policy of forced resettlement coupled with other harsh practices that resulted in at least 1 million Armenian deaths. The eastern area of Armenia was ceded by the Ottomans to Russia in 1828; this portion declared its independence in 1918, but was conquered by the Soviet Red Army in 1920. Armenian leaders remain preoccupied by the long conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily Armenian-populated region, assigned to Soviet Azerbaijan in the 1920s by Moscow. Armenia and Azerbaijan began fighting over the area in 1988; the struggle escalated after both countries attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold, ethnic Armenian forces held not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also a significant portion of Azerbaijan proper. The economies of both sides have been hurt by their inability to make substantial progress toward a peaceful resolution. Turkey closed the common border with Armenia in 1993 in support of Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia over control of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas, further hampering Armenian economic growth. In 2009, senior Armenian leaders began pursuing rapprochement with Turkey, aiming to secure an opening of the border, but Turkey has not yet ratified the Protocols normalizing relations between the two countries. In September 2013, President SARGSIAN announced Armenia would join Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan as a member of the Eurasian Economic Union.
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