Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Sex gap in life expectancy
Costa Rica
5.29 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
5.35 years
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
101st
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.35 years against 5.29 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 101st and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.84 years | 4.28 years | 2.44 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 2.86 years | 4.19 years | 1.34 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.96 years | 4.45 years | 0.4854 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.39 years | 4.73 years | 0.3383 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.9 years | 4.39 years | 0.5101 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5.22 years | 3.95 years | 1.27 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5.4 years | 5.12 years | 0.2871 years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5.8 years | 5.52 years | 0.2776 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.35 years against 5.29 years in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.06 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.