Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Life expectancy at birth, female
Costa Rica
83.58 years
in 2024
New Zealand
83.7 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
42nd
New Zealand rank
40th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand 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 New Zealand ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and New Zealand ranks 40th of 218 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.23 years | 74.25 years | 8.02 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 71.78 years | 75.43 years | 3.65 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 76.77 years | 77.12 years | 0.3499 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 78.93 years | 79.57 years | 0.6372 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 81.11 years | 81.8 years | 0.6921 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 82.69 years | 83.34 years | 0.6426 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 82.63 years | 83.8 years | 1.17 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, 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 New Zealand?
- 0.12 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd and New Zealand 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.