Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Cyprus instead of Costa Rica, you would:

Health

be 15.2% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cyprus, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 91.4% more money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2020.

be 12.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cyprus, that number is 7.1% as of 2019.

be 30.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Cyprus, however, that number is 14.7% as of 2018.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Cyprus, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 77.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cyprus, 6.0 women do as of 2017.

have 26.0% fewer children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cyprus, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 12.3% more likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cyprus, about 91.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 13.4% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cyprus spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

Geography

see 49.8% less coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.

Cyprus: At a glance

Cyprus is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 9,241 sq km. A former British colony, Cyprus became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued forcing most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island. In 1974, a Greek Government-sponsored attempt to overthrow the elected president of Cyprus was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled more than a third of the island. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot-occupied area declared itself the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC"), but it is recognized only by Turkey. In February 2014, after a hiatus of nearly two years, the leaders of the two communities resumed formal discussions under UN auspices aimed at reuniting the divided island. The talks are ongoing. The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under the internationally recognized government, and is suspended in the areas administered by Turkish Cypriots. However, individual Turkish Cypriots able to document their eligibility for Republic of Cyprus citizenship legally enjoy the same rights accorded to other citizens of European Union states.
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