Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 36.6% more likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.3 times more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Qatar, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.1% 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 Qatar, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.
have 34.7% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Qatar, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.5% more likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Qatar, about 100.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 52.2% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 60.3% less on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 56.4% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Qatar: At a glance
How big is Qatar compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.