Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 23.9 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 3.1 times more likely to be obese
In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 24.6 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $800 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
Life
be 96.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Somalia, approximately 829.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 90.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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.
have 62.4% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 38.0 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 5.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 18% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Costa Rica, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 40.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 2.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Geography
see 57.4% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 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 Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.