Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 19.7% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 64.2% more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 35.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 32.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 27.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.5% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In Costa Rica, it is 97.9% as of 2018.
be 52.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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 33.5% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 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 12.5% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 71.8% more on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 55.3% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 47.3% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 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, Egyptian Tax Authority, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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