Quality of life comparison

be 17.5% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 1.8 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

make 70.6% more money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2022, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.

be 50.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 11.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.

be 10.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2021.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

be 77.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 59.2% 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 24.1% fewer children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 15.8% more likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

see 2.9 times more coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.