Costa Rica vs Luxembourg: Life expectancy at age 15
Costa Rica
91.34 years
in 2100
Luxembourg
91.25 years
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
40th
Luxembourg rank
42nd
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Costa Rica
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 91.34 years against 91.25 years in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Luxembourg ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 8 and Luxembourg in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.15 years | 71.01 years | 1.86 years | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 71.74 years | 71.63 years | 0.11 years | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 73.73 years | 72.27 years | 1.46 years | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 76.45 years | 74.54 years | 1.91 years | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 77.84 years | 76.78 years | 1.06 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 79.6 years | 79.25 years | 0.3522 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 80.89 years | 81.72 years | 0.8305 years | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 81.38 years | 82.94 years | 1.56 years | Luxembourg |
| 2030s | 83.46 years | 84.15 years | 0.6883 years | Luxembourg |
| 2040s | 84.92 years | 85.39 years | 0.4668 years | Luxembourg |
| 2050s | 86.23 years | 86.52 years | 0.294 years | Luxembourg |
| 2060s | 87.44 years | 87.6 years | 0.1683 years | Luxembourg |
| 2070s | 88.58 years | 88.65 years | 0.0676 years | Luxembourg |
| 2080s | 89.69 years | 89.68 years | 0.0136 years | Costa Rica |
| 2090s | 90.76 years | 90.7 years | 0.0649 years | Costa Rica |
| 2100s | 91.34 years | 91.25 years | 0.085 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 Luxembourg?
- Costa Rica, at 91.34 years against 91.25 years in Luxembourg as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 0.09 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Costa Rica and Luxembourg rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th and Luxembourg ranks 42nd 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 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.