Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 26.8% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 76.9% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $85,300 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
Life
have 53.1% more children
In Qatar, 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 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 6.6 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 19.0% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 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
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