Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
be 17.9% more likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 47.7% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 14.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
be 42.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
Life
have 35.1% more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% less likely to have internet access
In Cyprus, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.5% more on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.1% more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
How big is Costa Rica compared to Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.