Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years longer
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 19.5% more likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 42.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 60.1% more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 74.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.8 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 16.1% less on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 86.1% more on education
Serbia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
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 Serbia? See an in-depth size comparison.