Costa Rica vs Qatar: Life expectancy at birth, female

Costa Rica
83.58 years
in 2024
Qatar
83.48 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Qatar rank
43rd

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 83.58 years against 83.48 years in Qatar, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Qatar ranks 43rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 66.23 years 63.13 years 3.1 years Costa Rica
1970s 71.78 years 69.32 years 2.46 years Costa Rica
1980s 76.77 years 73.04 years 3.73 years Costa Rica
1990s 78.93 years 75.14 years 3.8 years Costa Rica
2000s 81.11 years 77.84 years 3.26 years Costa Rica
2010s 82.69 years 82.5 years 0.1937 years Costa Rica
2020s 82.63 years 82.8 years 0.1692 years Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Costa Rica or Qatar?
Costa Rica, at 83.58 years against 83.48 years in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Costa Rica and Qatar?
0.1 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Qatar?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Qatar rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Qatar ranks 43rd 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
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.