Costa Rica vs Estonia: Life expectancy at birth, female
Costa Rica
83.58 years
in 2024
Estonia
83.7 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Estonia rank
40th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 83.7 years against 83.58 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Estonia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Estonia ranks 40th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Estonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.23 years | 73.92 years | 7.69 years | Estonia |
| 1970s | 71.78 years | 74.61 years | 2.83 years | Estonia |
| 1980s | 76.77 years | 74.58 years | 2.19 years | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 78.93 years | 74.69 years | 4.24 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 81.11 years | 77.81 years | 3.3 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 82.69 years | 81.96 years | 0.7344 years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 82.63 years | 82.74 years | 0.1092 years | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Costa Rica or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 83.7 years against 83.58 years in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 0.12 years, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Estonia rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Estonia ranks 40th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.