Costa Rica vs Hong Kong, China: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Costa Rica
5.23 years
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
5.27 years
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
99th
Hong Kong, China rank
98th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Costa Rica
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 5.27 years against 5.23 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 99th and Hong Kong, China ranks 98th 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 | 1.25 years | 8.9 years | 7.65 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 2.22 years | 7.18 years | 4.96 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 3.35 years | 6.63 years | 3.28 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 3.99 years | 5.59 years | 1.59 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 4.65 years | 5.81 years | 1.16 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 5.06 years | 5.83 years | 0.7691 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 5.31 years | 5.77 years | 0.459 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 5.75 years | 4.62 years | 1.13 years | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Costa Rica or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 5.27 years against 5.23 years in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.04 years, with Hong Kong, China 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 at different ages?
- Costa Rica ranks 99th and Hong Kong, China ranks 98th 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 different ages. 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.