Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 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.
Economy
be 53.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 17.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
pay a 68.8% lower top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 27.8% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 17.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 17.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
Life
have 87.6% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 9.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 86.1% more on education
Greece 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.
Geography
see 90.6% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 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, GSIS, Greece, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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