Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Costa Rica, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 68.8% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 77.7% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $115,600 as of 2023, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $25,800 as of 2023.
be 91.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.3% as of 2023.
be 82.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 25.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Costa Rica, 22.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Costa Rica, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.6% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Costa Rica, about 83.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 11.3% more on healthcare
Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.9% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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