Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 12.8% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Macedonia, that number is 22.4% of people as of 2016.
live 2.8 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Macedonia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Macedonia, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 19.8% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Macedonia, the GDP per capita is $15,800 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macedonia, that number is 17.3% as of 2019.
Life
be 74.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Macedonia, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.8% 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 Macedonia, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2022.
have 26.8% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macedonia, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Public Revenue Office, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Macedonia: At a glance
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