Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 19.9% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 11.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.3% as of 2023.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 25.0% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $25,800 as of 2023.
be 77.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 25.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 56.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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.
be 29.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Costa Rica, 22.0 women do as of 2020.
have 21.7% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Costa Rica, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 97.1% more on education
Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 71.7% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 82.1% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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