Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 38.6% more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2020.
be 14.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Greece, however, that number is 17.9% as of 2018.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greece, that number is 17.3% as of 2019.
pay a 3.2 times higher top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Greece, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 88.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Greece, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.7% 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 Greece, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 46.7% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greece, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 46.3% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greece spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 10.6 times more coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, GSIS, Greece, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Greece: At a glance
How big is Greece compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.