Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Uruguay, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 58.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Uruguay, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2019.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Uruguay, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 37.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uruguay, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
have 11.0% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uruguay, there are 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 29.9% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Uruguay spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 28.8% more on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uruguay, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 48.8% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Uruguay: At a glance
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