Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 19.1% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 63.5% more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 19.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.
be 18.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.
pay a 3.8 times higher top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 70.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 70.2% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 43.3% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.9% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 30.1% more on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 39.0% more coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Portugal: At a glance
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