Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 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
make 46.3% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $36,700 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
Life
have 54.2% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.2% less likely to have internet access
In Lithuania, approximately 97.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 71.8% more on education
Lithuania spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 14.3 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 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 Lithuania? See an in-depth size comparison.