Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Costa Rica or Hong Kong, China?

Costa Rica, at 5.29 years against 5.29 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?

0 years, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Hong Kong, China: Sex gap in life expectancy

Costa Rica

5.29 years

in 2023

Hong Kong, China

5.29 years

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

101st

Hong Kong, China rank

102nd

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Costa Rica
Hong Kong, China

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5.29 years against 5.29 years in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 101st and Hong Kong, China ranks 102nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong, China in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Hong Kong, China	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.84 years	7.92 years	6.08 years	Hong Kong, China
1960s	2.86 years	7.22 years	4.37 years	Hong Kong, China
1970s	3.96 years	6.7 years	2.74 years	Hong Kong, China
1980s	4.39 years	5.63 years	1.24 years	Hong Kong, China
1990s	4.9 years	5.83 years	0.9316 years	Hong Kong, China
2000s	5.22 years	5.86 years	0.6412 years	Hong Kong, China
2010s	5.4 years	5.79 years	0.3864 years	Hong Kong, China
2020s	5.8 years	4.64 years	1.17 years	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Costa Rica or Hong Kong, China?: Costa Rica, at 5.29 years against 5.29 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?: 0 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Costa Rica ranks 101st and Hong Kong, China ranks 102nd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.