Costa Rica vs Denmark: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Costa Rica

7.44

in 2025

Denmark

7.54

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

4th

Denmark rank

3rd

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

Costa Rica
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 7.54 against 7.44 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Globally, Costa Rica ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 3rd of 157 countries.

Individual pages

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Denmark
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.