Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of India, you would:
Health
live 12.4 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 6.6 times more likely to be obese
In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
pay a 57.8% lower top tax rate
India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 81.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.6% more likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Costa Rica, it is 97.9% as of 2018.
be 72.3% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 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 15.1% fewer children
In India, there are approximately 16.8 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 88.4% more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 91.4% more on education
India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 81.6% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 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, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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