Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Life expectancy at birth, female

Costa Rica
83.58 years
in 2024
Netherlands
83.4 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Netherlands rank
44th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 83.58 years against 83.4 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 44th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 66.23 years 76.05 years 9.82 years Netherlands
1970s 71.78 years 77.64 years 5.86 years Netherlands
1980s 76.77 years 79.66 years 2.89 years Netherlands
1990s 78.93 years 80.33 years 1.4 years Netherlands
2000s 81.11 years 81.51 years 0.4021 years Netherlands
2010s 82.69 years 83.24 years 0.5456 years Netherlands
2020s 82.63 years 83.2 years 0.5692 years Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Costa Rica or Netherlands?
Costa Rica, at 83.58 years against 83.4 years in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Costa Rica and Netherlands?
0.18 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 44th 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

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
Last refreshed

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.