Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Massachusetts instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Economy
make 3.4 times more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Massachusetts, the GDP per capita is $87,892 as of 2024.
be 43.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Massachusetts, that number is 4.7% as of 2025.
be 62.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Massachusetts, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 10.7% more likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Massachusetts, about 91.9% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
