Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 7.1 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 37.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Dominican Republic, that number is 5.1% as of 2017.
make 13.7% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Dominican Republic, the GDP per capita is $17,000 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 Dominican Republic, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 26.3% more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, there are 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.5 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 Dominican Republic, 95.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.5 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 Dominican Republic, on the other hand, 21.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.3% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 19.2% less on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Dominican Republic, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Dominican Republic: At a glance
How big is Dominican Republic compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.