Bahrain vs Costa Rica: Life expectancy
Bahrain
79.17 years
in 2020
Costa Rica
79.28 years
in 2020
Bahrain rank
33rd
Costa Rica rank
31st
Life expectancy over time
- Bahrain
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 79.28 years against 79.17 years in Bahrain, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bahrain ranks 33rd and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 162 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 years | 33.82 years | 7.82 years | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 26 years | 40.19 years | 14.19 years | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 26 years | 45.57 years | 19.57 years | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 52.52 years | 58.75 years | 6.23 years | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 57.3 years | 63.23 years | 5.93 years | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 63.49 years | 68.5 years | 5 years | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 68.67 years | 73.48 years | 4.8 years | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 73.23 years | 76.59 years | 3.36 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 76.21 years | 78.05 years | 1.83 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 79.08 years | 78.88 years | 0.1983 years | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 79.17 years | 79.28 years | 0.1035 years | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Bahrain or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 79.28 years against 79.17 years in Bahrain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Bahrain and Costa Rica?
- 0.11 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Costa Rica?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
- How do Bahrain and Costa Rica rank globally for life expectancy?
- Bahrain ranks 33rd and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing 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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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.