Costa Rica vs Tunisia: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Costa Rica
5.23
in 2023
Tunisia
5.09
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
99th
Tunisia rank
101st

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Tunisia
0246195019862023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5.23 against 5.09 in Tunisia, a difference of 0.14.

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

Costa Rica ranks 99th and Tunisia ranks 101st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.25 1.61 0.367 Tunisia
1960s 2.22 1.55 0.6681 Costa Rica
1970s 3.35 2.38 0.9739 Costa Rica
1980s 3.99 3.12 0.8774 Costa Rica
1990s 4.65 3.97 0.6821 Costa Rica
2000s 5.06 4.51 0.5545 Costa Rica
2010s 5.31 4.77 0.5418 Costa Rica
2020s 5.75 5.22 0.5237 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Costa Rica or Tunisia?
Costa Rica, at 5.23 against 5.09 in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Costa Rica and Tunisia?
0.14, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tunisia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Tunisia rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Costa Rica ranks 99th and Tunisia ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed