Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 78.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 13.7 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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 13.2% more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.9 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2022, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $22,100 as of 2022.
be 23.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Costa Rica, that number is 11.3% as of 2022.
be 56.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 25.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 93.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 350.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Costa Rica, 22.0 women do as of 2020.
be 58.8% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, it is 98.0% as of 2021.
be 79.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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 49.1% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Costa Rica, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 47% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Costa Rica, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Costa Rica, about 83.0% do as of 2021.
be 30.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 56% 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 4.8 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 27.2% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 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
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