What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Costa Rica and United States Virgin Islands?

0.23 years, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States Virgin Islands?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Costa Rica vs United States Virgin Islands: Life expectancy at birth, total

Costa Rica

81 years

in 2024

United States Virgin Islands

80.77 years

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

47th

United States Virgin Islands rank

49th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

Costa Rica
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 81 years against 80.77 years in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.23 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 47th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 49th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	64.79 years	63.8 years	0.992 years	Costa Rica
1970s	69.77 years	67.41 years	2.36 years	Costa Rica
1980s	74.55 years	69.61 years	4.94 years	Costa Rica
1990s	76.48 years	71.08 years	5.4 years	Costa Rica
2000s	78.52 years	77.43 years	1.08 years	Costa Rica
2010s	80.01 years	78.9 years	1.11 years	Costa Rica
2020s	79.78 years	80.3 years	0.5223 years	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Costa Rica or United States Virgin Islands?: Costa Rica, at 81 years against 80.77 years in United States Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Costa Rica and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.23 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States Virgin Islands?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?: Costa Rica ranks 47th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 49th 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: 03 September 2026

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.