Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Botswana instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 26.5% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Botswana, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.
be 49.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Costa Rica, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Botswana, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2020.
live 14.0 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Botswana, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 18.8% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Botswana, the GDP per capita is $16,000 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Botswana, that number is 20.0% as of 2013.
pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Botswana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 42.0% more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Botswana, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Botswana, 144.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.0 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 Botswana, on the other hand, 25.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 41.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Botswana, 59% of the population do as of 2019.
be 21.0% less likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Botswana, about 64.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.4% less on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Botswana, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Botswana Unified Revenue Service, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Botswana: At a glance
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