Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 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.
Economy
pay a 68.2% lower top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 25.7% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 14.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 18.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
Life
have 65.1% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 71.8% more on education
Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 77.9% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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