Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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
be 17.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
be 40.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 35.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Argentina has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 30.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 23.2% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 39.6% more on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 74.1% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 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, Federal Administration of Public Revenue, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
How big is Costa Rica compared to Argentina? See an in-depth size comparison.