Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Washington instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Economy
make 3.4 times more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Washington, the GDP per capita is $87,768 as of 2024.
be 36.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Washington, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
be 63.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Washington, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 12.2% more likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Washington, about 93.1% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
