Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 11.3% more likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 53.1% lower top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 41.4% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $22,100 as of 2022.
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Costa Rica, that number is 11.3% as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 25.5% as of 2022.
Life
have 28.6% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Costa Rica, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Costa Rica, 22.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 28.8% more on education
Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 21.5% more on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 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, Ministry of Finance, Poland, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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