Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Costa Rica, you would:

Health

be 35.4% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.

live 4.3 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 38.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Uzbekistan, that number is 5.0% as of 2017.

be 33.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2016.

make 64.5% less money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $7,000 as of 2020.

pay a 53.3% higher top tax rate

Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 2.3 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 Uzbekistan, on the other hand, 19.0 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 38.1% less likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uzbekistan, about 50.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 23.9% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Uzbekistan spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 23.3% less on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Committee, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.

Uzbekistan: At a glance

Uzbekistan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 425,400 sq km. Russia conquered the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the Bolshevik Revolution was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic established in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land degraded and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the country has lessened its dependence on the cotton monoculture by diversifying agricultural production while developing its mineral and petroleum export capacity and increasing its manufacturing base. However, longserving septuagenarian President Islom KARIMOV, who rose through the ranks of the Soviet-era State Planning Committee (Gosplan), remains wedded to the concepts of a command economy, creating a challenging environment for foreign investment. Current concerns include post-KARIMOV succession, terrorism by Islamic militants, economic stagnation, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization.
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