Which has higher life expectancy, Costa Rica or Kuwait?

Costa Rica, at 80.8 against 80.4 in Kuwait as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 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.

Costa Rica

80.8

in 2023

Kuwait

80.4

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

51st

Kuwait rank

53rd

Costa Rica currently reports 80.8 against 80.4 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.4.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 51st and Kuwait ranks 53rd of 236 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Decade	Costa Rica	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1950s	60.07	53.68	6.39	Costa Rica
1960s	64.79	63.34	1.46	Costa Rica
1970s	69.77	69.5	0.2691	Costa Rica
1980s	74.55	73.08	1.47	Costa Rica
1990s	76.48	75.16	1.32	Costa Rica
2000s	78.52	76.46	2.06	Costa Rica
2010s	80.01	78.95	1.06	Costa Rica
2020s	79.47	78.77	0.7063	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, Costa Rica or Kuwait?: Costa Rica, at 80.8 against 80.4 in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Costa Rica and Kuwait?: 0.4, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for life expectancy?: Costa Rica ranks 51st and Kuwait ranks 53rd 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.