Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Anguilla, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years less
In Anguilla, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 61.5% more money
Anguilla has a GDP per capita of $12,200 as of 2008, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
Life
have 18.9% more children
In Anguilla, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Anguilla, 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 86.1% more on education
Anguilla spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 21.1 times more coastline
Anguilla has a total of 61 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 Anguilla? See an in-depth size comparison.