Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Andorra instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Andorra, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Andorra, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2015.
be 54.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Andorra, that number is 3.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 59.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Andorra, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 51.8% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Andorra, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% more likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Andorra, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 52.2% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Andorra spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Andorra: At a glance
How big is Andorra compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.