Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 12.5 years longer
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 3.9 times more likely to be obese
In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.9 times more money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 58.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 19.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
be 54.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sudan, 46.5% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
Life
be 90.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sudan, approximately 295.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 61.3% more likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Costa Rica, it is 97.9% as of 2018.
be 80.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.3 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.
have 57.3% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 47% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Costa Rica, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sudan, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.0 times more on education
Sudan spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 58.7% more on healthcare
Sudan spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 51.2% more coastline
Sudan has a total of 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.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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