Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 84.0% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
live 7.2 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 81.9% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2022, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2022.
Life
have 62.3% more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nepal, 174.0 women do as of 2020.
be 27.3% less likely to be literate
In Costa Rica, the literacy rate is 98.0% as of 2021. In Nepal, it is 71.2% as of 2021.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Nepal, 90% of the population do as of 2021.
be 37.3% less likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nepal, about 52.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 37.3% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nepal spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 34.2% less on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
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