Costa Rica
Population: 4,016,173
Infant mortality rate: 9.95 deaths/1,000 live births (U.S: 6.5 deaths/1,000 live births; (Nicaragua: 29.11 deaths/1,000 live births)
HIV/AIDS–adult prevalence rate: 0.6% (U.S: 0.6%; Honduras: 1.8%)
GDP–per capita: $9,600 (U.S.: $40,100; Panama: $6,900)
Population below poverty line: 18% (U.S.: 12%; El Salvador: 36%)
Suicide Rate: 5.9 per 100,000 (U.S.: 10.8 per 100,000; Mexico: 3.2 per 100,000)
Sources: CIA, The World Fact Book; WHO