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
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
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.