Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 96.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 13.2 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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.
be 49.4% more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 76.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
pay a 59.5% lower top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 20.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
Life
be 86.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 71.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 42.9% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 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 75.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Costa Rica, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 97.6% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.7% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 14.1% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.9% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 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, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica, Inland Revenue Department.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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