Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of France, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 19.0% more likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 70.1% lower top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 53.1% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 54.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
Life
have 22.5% more children
In France, there are approximately 11.7 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 France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 34.2% less on healthcare
France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 24.1% more on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 73.4% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 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, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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