Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Life expectancy at birth, male
Costa Rica
78.37 years
in 2024
Puerto Rico
78.28 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
48th
Puerto Rico rank
49th
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 78.37 years against 78.28 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 48th and Puerto Rico ranks 49th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.37 years | 66.85 years | 3.47 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 67.82 years | 68.33 years | 0.5106 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 72.38 years | 69.5 years | 2.88 years | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 74.04 years | 69.73 years | 4.31 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 75.89 years | 73.38 years | 2.51 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 77.29 years | 76.45 years | 0.8352 years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 76.95 years | 76.65 years | 0.2942 years | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Costa Rica or Puerto Rico?
- Costa Rica, at 78.37 years against 78.28 years in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 0.09 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th and Puerto Rico ranks 49th 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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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.