Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Life expectancy by sex
Costa Rica
83.42 years
in 2023
Netherlands
83.74 years
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
47th
Netherlands rank
44th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Costa Rica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 83.74 years against 83.42 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.32 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61 years | 73.83 years | 12.83 years | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 66.23 years | 76.03 years | 9.8 years | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 71.78 years | 77.65 years | 5.87 years | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 76.77 years | 79.65 years | 2.88 years | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 78.93 years | 80.31 years | 1.38 years | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 81.11 years | 81.5 years | 0.3917 years | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 82.69 years | 83.12 years | 0.4243 years | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 82.39 years | 83.33 years | 0.9373 years | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Costa Rica or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 83.74 years against 83.42 years in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 0.32 years, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 44th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. 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 at birth among females, in a given year.