Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Andorra instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Andorra, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 47.7% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 32.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Andorra, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2024.
see 2.9 times more spent on your healthcare
Costa Rica spends $1,928 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Andorra spends $5,519 as of 2023.
have 88.6% more doctors per person
Costa Rica has 26.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Andorra has 50.7 as of 2023.
Economy
make 2.7 times more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,970 as of 2025, while in Andorra, the GDP per capita is $54,292 as of 2025.
Life
be 54.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 24.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Andorra, 11.0 women do as of 2023.
be 73.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 9.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Andorra, on the other hand, 2.4 children do as of 2024.
have 31.4% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Andorra, there are 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 64.2% less on education
Costa Rica spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Andorra spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 12.1% more on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Andorra, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 85.5% less likely to be murdered
Costa Rica has a homicide rate of 17.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Andorra, that number is 2.6 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 83.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Costa Rica, road accidents kill 15.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Andorra, they kill 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.2 times more home broadband
Costa Rica has 23.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Andorra has 52.4 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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