In Ticos, as Costa Ricans call themselves. Literacy is near total. Nearly all Ticos have access to sanitation, compared to three of every ten Indians and Pakistanis. Per capita income is the highest in Central America, seven times higher than in the south Asian giants. Costa Rica may not be as outwardly prosperous as the USA or Western European countries are, but unlike in other Central American countries, or in India, there is no widespread poverty.
Cities are clean.
Ticos are a healthy people. They enjoy an enviably high quality of life. This is not to say Costa Rica does not have its share of problems. Foreign debt remains high. Inflation is rising.