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

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

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Bulgaria

0.0893

in 2023

Costa Rica

0.0904

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

153rd

Costa Rica rank

148th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Bulgaria
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0904 against 0.0893 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0011.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 153rd and Costa Rica ranks 148th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.1972	0.2365	0.0393	Costa Rica
1960s	0.1289	0.1914	0.0625	Costa Rica
1970s	0.1126	0.1399	0.0273	Costa Rica
1980s	0.1047	0.1058	0.0011	Costa Rica
1990s	0.105	0.0986	0.0064	Bulgaria
2000s	0.0985	0.0943	0.0042	Bulgaria
2010s	0.0923	0.0923	0.0001	Bulgaria
2020s	0.0948	0.0933	0.0015	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 0.0904 against 0.0893 in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?: 0.0011, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Bulgaria ranks 153rd and Costa Rica ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.