Quality of life comparison
If you lived in San Marino instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In San Marino, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in San Marino, the GDP per capita is $61,600 as of 2021.
Life
be 22.4% 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 San Marino, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
have 18.1% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In San Marino, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 49.3% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. San Marino spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 10.1% more on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In San Marino, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
San Marino: At a glance
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