Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Gibraltar, you would:
Economy
make 68.1% less money
Gibraltar has a GDP per capita of $61,700 as of 2014, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 8.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Gibraltar, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 34.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Gibraltar, approximately 6.2 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 13.8% less likely to have internet access
In Gibraltar, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 107.5 times more coastline
Gibraltar has a total of 12 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 Gibraltar? See an in-depth size comparison.