Costa Rica vs Qatar: Life expectancy by sex
Costa Rica
83.42 years
in 2023
Qatar
83.37 years
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
47th
Qatar rank
48th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Costa Rica
- Qatar
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 83.42 years against 83.37 years in Qatar, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 47th and Qatar ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61 years | 56.25 years | 4.75 years | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 66.23 years | 63.13 years | 3.1 years | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 71.78 years | 69.32 years | 2.46 years | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 76.77 years | 73.04 years | 3.73 years | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 78.93 years | 75.14 years | 3.8 years | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 81.11 years | 77.84 years | 3.26 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 82.69 years | 82.5 years | 0.1937 years | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 82.39 years | 82.63 years | 0.2354 years | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Costa Rica or Qatar?
- Costa Rica, at 83.42 years against 83.37 years in Qatar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Costa Rica and Qatar?
- 0.05 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Qatar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Qatar rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th and Qatar ranks 48th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.