Costa Rica vs Taiwan, China: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
80.8 years
in 2023
Taiwan, China
80.56 years
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
51st
Taiwan, China rank
52nd
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 80.8 years against 80.56 years in Taiwan, China, a difference of 0.24 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 51st and Taiwan, China ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan, China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.07 years | 59.29 years | 0.7831 years | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 64.79 years | 65.17 years | 0.376 years | Taiwan, China |
| 1970s | 69.77 years | 70.49 years | 0.7186 years | Taiwan, China |
| 1980s | 74.55 years | 72.91 years | 1.64 years | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 76.48 years | 74.77 years | 1.7 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 78.52 years | 77.37 years | 1.14 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 80.01 years | 79.68 years | 0.3266 years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 79.47 years | 80.65 years | 1.18 years | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Taiwan, China?
- Costa Rica, at 80.8 years against 80.56 years in Taiwan, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Taiwan, China?
- 0.24 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Taiwan, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Taiwan, China rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 51st and Taiwan, China ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.