Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Armenia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 23.6% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 32.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Armenia, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2024.
have 25.0% more doctors per person
Costa Rica has 26.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Armenia has 33.6 as of 2022.
be 69.5% less likely to die by suicide
Costa Rica has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Armenia, it is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.7 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Armenia, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
have 16.0% less access to essential health services
Costa Rica scores 81 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Armenia scores 68 as of 2021.
Economy
be 88.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Armenia, that number is 12.9% as of 2025.
be 26.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Armenia, however, that number is 21.7% as of 2024.
make 52.6% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,970 as of 2025, while in Armenia, the GDP per capita is $9,474 as of 2025.
Life
be 20.8% 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 Armenia, 19.0 women do as of 2023.
have 11.1% more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Armenia, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 54.0% less on education
Costa Rica spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Armenia spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 35.7% more on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Armenia, that number is 9.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 87.5% less likely to be murdered
Costa Rica has a homicide rate of 17.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Armenia, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 12.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Costa Rica, road accidents kill 15.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Armenia, they kill 13.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 12.8% less home broadband
Costa Rica has 23.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Armenia has 20.3 as of 2024.
live with 10.5 times more strain on fresh water
Costa Rica withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Armenia withdraws 62% as of 2022.
Environment
be 4.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Costa Rica, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Armenia, it causes 70.0 as of 2019.
emit 51.5% more CO2
Costa Rica emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Armenia emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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