Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years less
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Costa Rica, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 30.5% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 73.1% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 64.8% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
be 68.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
Life
have 27.3% more children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Costa Rica, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.5% less likely to have internet access
In Denmark, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.1% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 27.0% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 82.4% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Danish Central Tax Administration, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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