Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
live 14.3 years longer
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 90.4% more likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.6 times more money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 79.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 89.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 82.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 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.
have 35.8% fewer children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Djibouti, approximately 42% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Costa Rica, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 37.3% more likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
be 10.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Djibouti, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 86.1% more on education
Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 4.1 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.1 times more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 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.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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