Costa Rica vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Life expectancy at birth, female

Costa Rica
83.58 years
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
67.36 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
41st

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 83.58 years against 67.36 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 16.22 years.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 41st of 218 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1960s 66.23 years 44.15 years 22.08 years Costa Rica
1970s 71.78 years 47.11 years 24.67 years Costa Rica
1980s 76.77 years 49.8 years 26.97 years Costa Rica
1990s 78.93 years 52.34 years 26.59 years Costa Rica
2000s 81.11 years 57.11 years 24 years Costa Rica
2010s 82.69 years 63.18 years 19.51 years Costa Rica
2020s 82.63 years 66.29 years 16.34 years Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Costa Rica or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Costa Rica, at 83.58 years against 67.36 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Costa Rica and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
16.22 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 41st 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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
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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.