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 0.184.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sweden ahead.

Globally, Costa Rica ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 5th 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 Sweden
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.