Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 73.2% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
live 6.6 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 34.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Indonesia, that number is 5.3% as of 2018.
be 55.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2019.
make 42.1% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2020.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Indonesia, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 6.6 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 Indonesia, 177.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% less likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Indonesia, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.2% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Indonesia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 60.3% less on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Indonesia, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.