Costa Rica vs Sweden: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
7.44
in 2025
Sweden
7.25
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
4th
Sweden rank
5th
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7.44 against 7.25 in Sweden, a difference of 0.19.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sweden ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 5th of 157 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.16 | 7.35 | 0.1935 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 6.99 | 7.35 | 0.3597 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Costa Rica, at 7.44 against 7.25 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.19, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 5th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.