Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 9.7 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 6.8 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.2 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 49.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
be 84.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 81.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 43.8% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Costa Rica, it is 97.9% as of 2018.
be 75.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 53.8% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 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 16.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Costa Rica, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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 82.7% more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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 Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.