Costa Rica vs Finland: Life expectancy at age 15
Costa Rica
91.34 years
in 2100
Finland
91.32 years
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
40th
Finland rank
41st
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Costa Rica
- Finland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 91.34 years against 91.32 years in Finland, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Finland ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 9 and Finland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.15 years | 70.01 years | 0.8671 years | Finland |
| 1960s | 71.74 years | 71.09 years | 0.6503 years | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 73.73 years | 72.82 years | 0.9146 years | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 76.45 years | 75.2 years | 1.25 years | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 77.84 years | 76.9 years | 0.9419 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 79.6 years | 79.25 years | 0.3499 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 80.89 years | 81.32 years | 0.4307 years | Finland |
| 2020s | 81.38 years | 82.4 years | 1.03 years | Finland |
| 2030s | 83.46 years | 83.85 years | 0.391 years | Finland |
| 2040s | 84.92 years | 85.13 years | 0.2061 years | Finland |
| 2050s | 86.23 years | 86.31 years | 0.0782 years | Finland |
| 2060s | 87.44 years | 87.47 years | 0.0377 years | Finland |
| 2070s | 88.58 years | 88.58 years | 0.0032 years | Costa Rica |
| 2080s | 89.69 years | 89.67 years | 0.0274 years | Costa Rica |
| 2090s | 90.76 years | 90.74 years | 0.0221 years | Costa Rica |
| 2100s | 91.34 years | 91.32 years | 0.016 years | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Costa Rica or Finland?
- Costa Rica, at 91.34 years against 91.32 years in Finland as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Costa Rica and Finland?
- 0.02 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th and Finland ranks 41st 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.