Which has higher life expectancy vs. health spending, Costa Rica or Chinese Taipei?

Costa Rica, at 80.8 years against 80.56 years in Chinese Taipei as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy vs. health spending between Costa Rica and Chinese Taipei?

0.24 years, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Chinese Taipei: Life expectancy vs. health spending

Costa Rica

80.8 years

in 2023

Chinese Taipei

80.56 years

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

51st

Chinese Taipei rank

52nd

Life expectancy vs. health spending over time

Costa Rica
Chinese Taipei

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 80.8 years against 80.56 years in Chinese Taipei, 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 Chinese Taipei ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Chinese Taipei in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Chinese Taipei	Difference	Ahead
1950s	60.07 years	59.29 years	0.7832 years	Costa Rica
1960s	64.79 years	65.17 years	0.3759 years	Chinese Taipei
1970s	69.77 years	70.49 years	0.7185 years	Chinese Taipei
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	0.3265 years	Costa Rica
2020s	79.47 years	80.65 years	1.18 years	Chinese Taipei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. health spending, Costa Rica or Chinese Taipei?: Costa Rica, at 80.8 years against 80.56 years in Chinese Taipei as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. health spending between Costa Rica and Chinese Taipei?: 0.24 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Chinese Taipei?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Chinese Taipei rank globally for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Costa Rica ranks 51st and Chinese Taipei ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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: 27 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.