Costa Rica vs Marshall Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Costa Rica
3.85 years
in 2023
Marshall Islands
3.87 years
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
130th
Marshall Islands rank
128th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Costa Rica
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 3.87 years against 3.85 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 130th and Marshall Islands ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.4 years | 4.55 years | 3.15 years | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 1.77 years | 4.75 years | 2.98 years | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 2.24 years | 5 years | 2.76 years | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 2.99 years | 5.11 years | 2.12 years | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 3.44 years | 4.36 years | 0.918 years | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 3.83 years | 3.88 years | 0.0504 years | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 3.97 years | 3.68 years | 0.2923 years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.36 years | 3.99 years | 0.3704 years | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Costa Rica or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 3.87 years against 3.85 years in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Costa Rica and Marshall Islands?
- 0.02 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Marshall Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Marshall Islands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th and Marshall Islands ranks 128th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.