Costa Rica vs Hong Kong: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality
Costa Rica
5.29 years
in 2023
Hong Kong
5.29 years
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
101st
Hong Kong rank
102nd
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality over time
- Costa Rica
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.29 years against 5.29 years in Hong Kong, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 101st and Hong Kong ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.84 years | 7.92 years | 6.08 years | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 2.86 years | 7.22 years | 4.37 years | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 3.96 years | 6.7 years | 2.74 years | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 4.39 years | 5.63 years | 1.24 years | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 4.9 years | 5.83 years | 0.9316 years | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 5.22 years | 5.86 years | 0.6412 years | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 5.4 years | 5.79 years | 0.3864 years | Hong Kong |
| 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 versus child mortality, Costa Rica or Hong Kong?
- Costa Rica, at 5.29 years against 5.29 years in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality between Costa Rica and Hong Kong?
- 0 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Hong Kong rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st and Hong Kong 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 versus child mortality. 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.