Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Oman, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 27.8% less money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2019, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
Life
be 41.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Oman, approximately 14.4 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.
be 42.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Oman, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
have 35.4% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 22.1 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 14.7% less likely to have internet access
In Oman, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.1% more on education
Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 78.0% more on healthcare
Oman spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 38.3% less coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 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 Oman? See an in-depth size comparison.