Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 32.2% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 60.5% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 7.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 19.7% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 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 18.2% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 32.7% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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
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