Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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
make 84.1% more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 30.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
Life
be 75.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.3% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Costa Rica, it is 97.9% as of 2018.
be 57.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 22.9% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 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 28.6% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.7% more on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 29.3% more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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