Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 90.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 10.0 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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.
be 3.6 times more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.5 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2022, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $22,100 as of 2022.
be 29.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 25.5% as of 2022.
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Costa Rica, that number is 11.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 95.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Costa Rica, 22.0 women do as of 2020.
be 18.6% more likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Costa Rica, it is 98.0% as of 2021.
be 69.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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.
have 57.8% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Costa Rica, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Costa Rica, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Costa Rica, about 83.0% do as of 2021.
be 40.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 39.6% more on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 83.7% more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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