Costa Rica vs Italy: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females
Costa Rica
10.6 years
in 2023
Italy
10.5 years
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
30th
Italy rank
32nd
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females over time
- Costa Rica
- Italy
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 10.6 years against 10.5 years in Italy, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Italy ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.13 years | 5.87 years | 0.2648 years | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 6.47 years | 6.32 years | 0.1469 years | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 6.43 years | 6.82 years | 0.3834 years | Italy |
| 1980s | 7.26 years | 7.6 years | 0.3382 years | Italy |
| 1990s | 8.17 years | 8.67 years | 0.4984 years | Italy |
| 2000s | 9.32 years | 9.53 years | 0.2147 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 10.25 years | 10.11 years | 0.1396 years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.15 years | 10.2 years | 0.0464 years | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females, Costa Rica or Italy?
- Costa Rica, at 10.6 years against 10.5 years in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females between Costa Rica and Italy?
- 0.1 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Italy ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Remaining period life expectancy at age 80 among females, in a given year.