Which has higher life expectancy, Costa Rica or Taiwan?

Costa Rica, at 80.8 years against 80.56 years in Taiwan as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Costa Rica and Taiwan?

0.24 years, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Taiwan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Taiwan: Life expectancy

Costa Rica

80.8 years

in 2023

Taiwan

80.56 years

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

51st

Taiwan rank

52nd

Life expectancy over time

Costa Rica
Taiwan

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 80.8 years against 80.56 years in Taiwan, a difference of 0.24 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 51st and Taiwan ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	60.07 years	59.29 years	0.7831 years	Costa Rica
1960s	64.79 years	65.17 years	0.376 years	Taiwan
1970s	69.77 years	70.49 years	0.7186 years	Taiwan
1980s	74.55 years	72.91 years	1.64 years	Costa Rica
1990s	76.48 years	74.77 years	1.7 years	Costa Rica
2000s	78.52 years	77.37 years	1.14 years	Costa Rica
2010s	80.01 years	79.68 years	0.3266 years	Costa Rica
2020s	79.47 years	80.65 years	1.18 years	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Costa Rica or Taiwan?: Costa Rica, at 80.8 years against 80.56 years in Taiwan as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Costa Rica and Taiwan?: 0.24 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Taiwan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Taiwan rank globally for life expectancy?: Costa Rica ranks 51st and Taiwan ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.