Channel Islands vs Costa Rica: Life expectancy at birth, total

Channel Islands
81.2 years
in 2024
Costa Rica
81 years
in 2024
Channel Islands rank
45th
Costa Rica rank
47th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Channel Islands
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Channel Islands currently reports 81.2 years against 81 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Channel Islands ahead.

Channel Islands ranks 45th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 218 countries.

Channel Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Channel Islands Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 71.98 years 64.79 years 7.19 years Channel Islands
1970s 72.55 years 69.77 years 2.78 years Channel Islands
1980s 74.98 years 74.55 years 0.43 years Channel Islands
1990s 77.5 years 76.48 years 1.02 years Channel Islands
2000s 79.9 years 78.52 years 1.38 years Channel Islands
2010s 81.29 years 80.01 years 1.28 years Channel Islands
2020s 80.9 years 79.78 years 1.12 years Channel Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Channel Islands or Costa Rica?
Channel Islands, at 81.2 years against 81 years in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Channel Islands and Costa Rica?
0.2 years, with Channel Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Costa Rica?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Channel Islands and Costa Rica rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Channel Islands ranks 45th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.