Chile vs Costa Rica: Life expectancy
Chile
79.38 years
in 2020
Costa Rica
79.28 years
in 2020
Chile rank
30th
Costa Rica rank
31st
Life expectancy over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 79.38 years against 79.28 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 30th and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 162 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 31.9 years | 33.82 years | 1.92 years | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 34.28 years | 40.19 years | 5.92 years | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 38.9 years | 45.57 years | 6.67 years | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 55.5 years | 58.75 years | 3.25 years | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 59.34 years | 63.23 years | 3.88 years | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 65.4 years | 68.5 years | 3.1 years | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 71.7 years | 73.48 years | 1.78 years | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 73.59 years | 76.59 years | 3 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 77.44 years | 78.05 years | 0.6028 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 79.12 years | 78.88 years | 0.2457 years | Chile |
| 2020s | 79.38 years | 79.28 years | 0.0999 years | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 79.38 years against 79.28 years in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0.1 years, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for life expectancy?
- Chile ranks 30th 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.