Albania vs Costa Rica: Life expectancy at birth, male

Albania
77.92 years
in 2024
Costa Rica
78.37 years
in 2024
Albania rank
51st
Costa Rica rank
48th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Albania
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 78.37 years against 77.92 years in Albania, a difference of 0.45 years.

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

Albania ranks 51st and Costa Rica ranks 48th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 58.14 years 63.37 years 5.23 years Costa Rica
1970s 65.01 years 67.82 years 2.81 years Costa Rica
1980s 68.06 years 72.38 years 4.32 years Costa Rica
1990s 70.4 years 74.04 years 3.64 years Costa Rica
2000s 73.68 years 75.89 years 2.21 years Costa Rica
2010s 76.4 years 77.29 years 0.8906 years Costa Rica
2020s 76.51 years 76.95 years 0.4328 years Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Albania or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 78.37 years against 77.92 years in Albania as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Albania and Costa Rica?
0.45 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Costa Rica?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Albania and Costa Rica rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Albania ranks 51st and Costa Rica ranks 48th 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, male (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, male (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.