Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 67.7% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 23.9 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 95.9% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 30.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.3 times more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 82.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Somalia, 18% of the population do as of 2019.
be 97.5% less likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
be 15.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.