Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Costa Rica or Türkiye?

Türkiye, at 5.33 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 Türkiye?

0.04 years, with Türkiye ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Türkiye?

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 Türkiye: Sex gap in life expectancy

Costa Rica

5.29 years

in 2023

Türkiye

5.33 years

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

101st

Türkiye rank

100th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Costa Rica
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 5.33 years against 5.29 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.04 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 101st and Türkiye ranks 100th of 236 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.84 years	5.9 years	4.06 years	Türkiye
1960s	2.86 years	5.97 years	3.11 years	Türkiye
1970s	3.96 years	6.56 years	2.6 years	Türkiye
1980s	4.39 years	6.91 years	2.52 years	Türkiye
1990s	4.9 years	7.04 years	2.14 years	Türkiye
2000s	5.22 years	6.57 years	1.35 years	Türkiye
2010s	5.4 years	6.28 years	0.8735 years	Türkiye
2020s	5.8 years	6.03 years	0.2279 years	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Costa Rica or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 5.33 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 Türkiye?: 0.04 years, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Türkiye?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Türkiye rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Costa Rica ranks 101st and Türkiye ranks 100th 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.