Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chile instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Economy
make 17.2% more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2022, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $25,900 as of 2022.
be 27.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 11.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Chile, that number is 8.2% as of 2022.
be 57.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Chile, however, that number is 10.8% as of 2020.
pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Chile, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 31.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Chile, 15.0 women do as of 2020.
be 21.9% less 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 Chile, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
have 14.8% more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chile, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 16.4% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Chile spends 5.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 24.1% more on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Chile, that number is 9.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.0 times more coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Chilean Tax Administration, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Chile: At a glance
How big is Chile compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.