Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 6.3 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 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.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 36.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
pay a 55.9% lower top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 17.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 78.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 52.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 17.3% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.3 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 12.5% more likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 5.2 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 35.2% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 53.9% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 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, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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