Costa Rica vs Qatar: Life expectancy
Costa Rica
79.28 years
in 2020
Qatar
79.1 years
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
31st
Qatar rank
34th
Life expectancy over time
- Costa Rica
- Qatar
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 79.28 years against 79.1 years in Qatar, a difference of 0.18 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 34th of 162 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 10 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 33.82 years | 26 years | 7.82 years | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 40.19 years | 26 years | 14.19 years | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 45.57 years | 26 years | 19.57 years | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 58.75 years | 49.52 years | 9.23 years | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 63.23 years | 55.41 years | 7.82 years | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 68.5 years | 62.7 years | 5.79 years | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 73.48 years | 66.94 years | 6.54 years | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 76.59 years | 74.12 years | 2.48 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 78.05 years | 75.45 years | 2.6 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 78.88 years | 79.24 years | 0.3665 years | Qatar |
| 2020s | 79.28 years | 79.1 years | 0.1783 years | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Costa Rica or Qatar?
- Costa Rica, at 79.28 years against 79.1 years in Qatar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Costa Rica and Qatar?
- 0.18 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Qatar?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Qatar rank globally for life expectancy?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 34th 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.