Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 92.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 10.7 years longer
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 4.8 times more likely to be obese
In Uganda, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 9.0 times more money
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 13.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Uganda, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
pay a 62.5% lower top tax rate
Uganda has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 92.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Uganda, approximately 375.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.0% more likely to be literate
In Uganda, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2018. In Costa Rica, it is 97.9% as of 2018.
be 72.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 30.4 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 65.1% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 40.9 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 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 29% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Costa Rica, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 4.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
be 20.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Uganda, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 80% 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Uganda spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 92.1% more on healthcare
Uganda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Uganda Revenue Authority, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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