Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 63.9% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 32.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
be 85.1% less likely to die by suicide
Costa Rica has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 9.7 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 78.4% less spent on your healthcare
Costa Rica spends $1,928 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 80.5% fewer doctors per person
Costa Rica has 26.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
have 32.1% less access to essential health services
Costa Rica scores 81 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
Economy
be 52.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
be 50.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Indonesia, however, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 74.7% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,970 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
have 57.8% more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 24.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
be 67.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 9.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.5% less likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 87.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Indonesia, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
be 10.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 89% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 75.9% less on education
Costa Rica spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 60.7% less on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 42.4 times more coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 98.3% less likely to be murdered
Costa Rica has a homicide rate of 17.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 27.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Costa Rica, road accidents kill 15.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 78.9% less home broadband
Costa Rica has 23.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
live with 5.1 times more strain on fresh water
Costa Rica withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 36.7% less electricity
Costa Rica uses 2,282 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 3.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Costa Rica, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
emit 76.1% more CO2
Costa Rica emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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