Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Niue instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 94.6% more likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Niue, that number is 50.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 57.0% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Niue, the GDP per capita is $11,100 as of 2021.
be 44.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Niue, that number is 12.0% as of 2001.
Geography
see 95.0% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Niue, that number is 64 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Niue: At a glance
How big is Niue compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.