Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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
pay a 74.6% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 48.8% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
Life
be 30.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Aruba, approximately 12.1 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.
have 20.8% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 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 16.5% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.8% more on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 18.8 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 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, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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