Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Bermuda, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years less
In Bermuda, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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
make 75.9% less money
Bermuda has a GDP per capita of $81,800 as of 2019, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 15.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Bermuda, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
be 90.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bermuda, 11.0% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
Life
have 29.5% more children
In Bermuda, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bermuda, approximately 2.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.3% less likely to have internet access
In Bermuda, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 4.5 times more on education
Bermuda spends 1.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 12.5 times more coastline
Bermuda has a total of 103 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.
Costa Rica: At a glance
How big is Costa Rica compared to Bermuda? See an in-depth size comparison.