Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Martin instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Martin, that number is 81 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
be 20.0% 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 Saint Martin, on the other hand, 6.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 40.1% less likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Martin, about 48.5% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 95.4% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Saint Martin, that number is 59 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Martin: At a glance
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