Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Andorra, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years less
In Andorra, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Costa Rica, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
be 91.1% more likely to be obese
In Andorra, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Costa Rica, that number is 32.7% of people as of 2024.
see 65.1% less spent on your healthcare
Andorra spends $5,519 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Costa Rica spends $1,928 as of 2023.
have 47.0% fewer doctors per person
Andorra has 50.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Costa Rica has 26.9 as of 2022.
Economy
make 63.2% less money
Andorra has a GDP per capita of $54,292 as of 2025, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,970 as of 2025.
Life
have 45.8% more children
In Andorra, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Costa Rica, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Andorra, approximately 11.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Costa Rica, 24.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Andorra, approximately 2.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Costa Rica, on the other hand, 9.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.8% less on healthcare
Andorra spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Costa Rica, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 2.8 times more on education
Andorra spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Costa Rica spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 6.9 times more likely to be murdered
Andorra has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 17.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 6.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Andorra, road accidents kill 2.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Costa Rica, they kill 15.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 55.5% less home broadband
Andorra has 52.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Costa Rica has 23.3 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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