Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
pay a 70.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 48.6% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 84.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 9.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, 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 Israel, approximately 3.6 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 18.0% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 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 10.0% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.7 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
How big is Costa Rica compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.