Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 12.8 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 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 5.1 times more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 5.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 12.3 times more money
Eritrea has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2017, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 58.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Eritrea, 50.0% live below the poverty line as of 2004. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
be 39.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 94.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.8% more likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Costa Rica, it is 97.9% as of 2018.
be 79.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 41.5 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 47.2% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 27.0 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 47% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Costa Rica, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 81.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 1.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
be 73.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Eritrea, approximately 58% of people have improved drinking water access (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015. 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 62.2% more on healthcare
Eritrea spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 42.3% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 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
How big is Costa Rica compared to Eritrea? See an in-depth size comparison.