Costa Rica vs Turkmenistan: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Costa Rica
5.23 years
in 2023
Turkmenistan
5.3 years
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
99th
Turkmenistan rank
96th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Costa Rica
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 5.3 years against 5.23 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 99th and Turkmenistan ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.25 years | 6.32 years | 5.07 years | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 2.22 years | 6.68 years | 4.46 years | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 3.35 years | 6.12 years | 2.77 years | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 3.99 years | 5.24 years | 1.24 years | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 4.65 years | 5.92 years | 1.28 years | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 5.06 years | 6.66 years | 1.6 years | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 5.31 years | 5.71 years | 0.3976 years | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 5.75 years | 5.49 years | 0.2566 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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 5.3 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 Turkmenistan?
- 0.07 years, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Turkmenistan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Costa Rica ranks 99th and Turkmenistan ranks 96th 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.