Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 35.4% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
live 7.3 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 60.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 3.2% as of 2019.
make 76.1% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $4,700 as of 2020.
Life
have 36.8% more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 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 Kyrgyzstan, 60.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.1 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 Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, 25.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 32.1% less likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kyrgyzstan, about 55.0% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kyrgyzstan spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 38.4% less on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kyrgyzstan: At a glance
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