Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 34.5% more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 12.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
pay a 3.1 times higher top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Croatia, the top tax rate is 47.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 70.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Croatia, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
have 39.4% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Croatia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.8% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Croatia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 4.5 times more coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.