Quality of life comparison

be 68.5% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Zambia, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2016.

be 27.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Costa Rica, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Zambia, that number is 11.1% of people as of 2020.

live 13.4 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Zambia, that number is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.

be 28.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Zambia, that number is 5.9% as of 2023.

make 85.7% less money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Zambia, the GDP per capita is $3,700 as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Zambia, however, that number is 60.0% as of 2022.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Zambia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

have 3.2 times more children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Zambia, there are 34.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Zambia, 135.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.5% less likely to be literate

In Costa Rica, the literacy rate is 98.0% as of 2021. In Zambia, it is 86.7% as of 2018.

be 4.4 times 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 Zambia, on the other hand, 37.1 children do as of 2022.

be 52.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Zambia, 48% of the population do as of 2022.

be 74.7% less likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Zambia, about 21.0% do as of 2021.

be 28.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Zambia, that number is 72% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 44.8% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Zambia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 29.1% less on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Zambia, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.