Costa Rica vs Guadeloupe: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Costa Rica
0.0904
in 2023
Guadeloupe
0.0914
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
148th
Guadeloupe rank
145th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Costa Rica
- Guadeloupe
How they compare
Guadeloupe currently reports 0.0914 against 0.0904 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 148th and Guadeloupe ranks 145th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Guadeloupe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guadeloupe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2365 | 0.2274 | 0.0091 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.1914 | 0.1857 | 0.0057 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.1399 | 0.155 | 0.0151 | Guadeloupe |
| 1980s | 0.1058 | 0.1245 | 0.0187 | Guadeloupe |
| 1990s | 0.0986 | 0.1068 | 0.0082 | Guadeloupe |
| 2000s | 0.0943 | 0.0966 | 0.0023 | Guadeloupe |
| 2010s | 0.0923 | 0.0908 | 0.0015 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0933 | 0.0936 | 0.0003 | Guadeloupe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Costa Rica or Guadeloupe?
- Guadeloupe, at 0.0914 against 0.0904 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Costa Rica and Guadeloupe?
- 0.001, with Guadeloupe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guadeloupe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Guadeloupe rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Costa Rica ranks 148th and Guadeloupe ranks 145th 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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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.