Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 23.6% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 73.5% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 38.8% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 23.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
be 22.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 17.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
Life
have 76.3% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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 23.2% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 42.6% more on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 28.1% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 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, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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