Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 75.9% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 3.5 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 55.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 97.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In China, however, that number is 0.6% as of 2019.
make 16.8% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 19.4% 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 China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
have 30.5% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% less likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In China, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 47.8% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. China spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 26.0% less on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In China, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.2 times more coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Administration of Taxation, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
China: At a glance
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