Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 22.6% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Azerbaijan, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
live 5.5 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Azerbaijan, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 38.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Azerbaijan, that number is 5.0% as of 2017.
be 76.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Azerbaijan, however, that number is 4.9% as of 2015.
make 30.5% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Azerbaijan, the GDP per capita is $13,700 as of 2020.
pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Azerbaijan, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.8 times more 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 Azerbaijan, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 59.7% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Azerbaijan spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 45.2% less on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Azerbaijan, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Taxes, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Azerbaijan: At a glance
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