Costa Rica vs Thailand: Life expectancy
Costa Rica
79.28 years
in 2020
Thailand
79.27 years
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
31st
Thailand rank
32nd
Life expectancy over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 79.28 years against 79.27 years in Thailand, a difference of 0.01 years.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 32nd of 162 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 33.82 years | 27.5 years | 6.32 years | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 40.19 years | 32.5 years | 7.69 years | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 45.57 years | 39.3 years | 6.27 years | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 58.75 years | 48.9 years | 9.85 years | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 63.23 years | 54.12 years | 9.1 years | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 68.5 years | 59.5 years | 8.99 years | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 73.48 years | 67.45 years | 6.02 years | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 76.59 years | 70.7 years | 5.89 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 78.05 years | 73.07 years | 4.98 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 78.88 years | 76.92 years | 1.95 years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 79.28 years | 79.27 years | 0.0031 years | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Costa Rica or Thailand?
- Costa Rica, at 79.28 years against 79.27 years in Thailand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 0.01 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for life expectancy?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 32nd 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.