Costa Rica vs Maldives: Life expectancy at birth, total
Costa Rica
81 years
in 2024
Maldives
81.28 years
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
47th
Maldives rank
44th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Costa Rica
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 81.28 years against 81 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.28 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 47th and Maldives ranks 44th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.79 years | 40.65 years | 24.14 years | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 69.77 years | 48.9 years | 20.87 years | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 74.55 years | 58.69 years | 15.86 years | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 76.48 years | 66.6 years | 9.87 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 78.52 years | 73.93 years | 4.59 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 80.01 years | 78.33 years | 1.68 years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 79.78 years | 79.97 years | 0.193 years | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Costa Rica or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 81.28 years against 81 years in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 0.28 years, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Maldives rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th and Maldives ranks 44th 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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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.