Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years longer
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 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
make 58.9% more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 31.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
be 12.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
Life
be 14.5% more likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, it is 97.9% as of 2018.
be 43.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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.
be 68.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 81.1% more on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 47.1% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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 Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.