Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 63.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 1.1 years longer
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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 Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 52.7% more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 19.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
pay a 55.2% lower top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 12.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Costa Rica, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
have 31.9% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 55.8% more on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 15.9% more on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.3 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 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, Barbados, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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