Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Costa Rica
0.0605
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0586
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
134th
Uruguay rank
135th
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0605 against 0.0586 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0019.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 134th and Uruguay ranks 135th of 195 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0688 | 0.0702 | 0.0014 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.0625 | 0.0609 | 0.0016 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0605 against 0.0586 in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.0019, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 134th and Uruguay ranks 135th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.