Barbados vs Costa Rica: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Barbados
1.07
in 2023
Costa Rica
1.07
in 2023
Barbados rank
129th
Costa Rica rank
128th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.07 against 1.07 in Barbados, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 129th and Costa Rica ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.06 | 1.03 | 0.034 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.0097 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.0004 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.0049 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 0.0092 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.07 | 0.0047 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.07 | 0.0105 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.08 | 0.0121 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.07 against 1.07 in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Barbados ranks 129th and Costa Rica ranks 128th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.