Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 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 34.8% lower top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 34.1% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 31.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 63.6% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 42.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 73.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 59.5% more on education
Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 10.6% more on healthcare
Latvia spends 6.6% 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
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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