If you lived in Denmark instead of Costa Rica, you would:

Health

live 2.0 years longer

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

be 23.3% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.8 times more money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2020.

be 62.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Denmark, that number is 3.0% as of 2019.

be 40.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.5% as of 2018.

pay a 3.7 times higher top tax rate

Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Denmark, the top tax rate is 55.8% as of 2017.

Life

be 85.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Denmark, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 63.8% 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 Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.

have 21.4% fewer children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Denmark, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 19.8% more likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Denmark, about 97.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 16.4% more on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Denmark spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

spend 37.0% more on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Denmark, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 5.7 times more coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Danish Central Tax Administration, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.

Denmark: At a glance

Denmark is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,434 sq km. Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.
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