Which has higher life expectancy, Chile or Costa Rica?

Chile, at 81.17 against 80.8 in Costa Rica as of 2023.

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

79 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile

81.17

in 2023

Costa Rica

80.8

in 2023

Chile rank

48th

Costa Rica rank

51st

Chile currently reports 81.17 against 80.8 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.37.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Chile ranks 48th and Costa Rica ranks 51st of 236 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 12.

Decade	Chile	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1900s	29	32	3	Costa Rica
1910s	30	33	3	Costa Rica
1920s	31	37	6	Costa Rica
1930s	35	42	7	Costa Rica
1940s	38	49	11	Costa Rica
1950s	54.88	60.07	5.2	Costa Rica
1960s	59.44	64.79	5.35	Costa Rica
1970s	65.62	69.77	4.15	Costa Rica
1980s	71.38	74.55	3.17	Costa Rica
1990s	75.15	76.48	1.32	Costa Rica
2000s	78.2	78.52	0.3174	Costa Rica
2010s	79.86	80.01	0.1486	Costa Rica
2020s	79.64	79.47	0.1692	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, Chile or Costa Rica?: Chile, at 81.17 against 80.8 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Chile and Costa Rica?: 0.37, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?: 79 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2023.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for life expectancy?: Chile ranks 48th and Costa Rica ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.