Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 27.6% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 7.8 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 99.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
make 21.3% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2019.
be 35.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 74.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
have 22.6% more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.5 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 Turkmenistan, on the other hand, 37.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 68.8% less likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 53.7% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
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