Costa Rica vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Life expectancy by sex
Costa Rica
83.42 years
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
83.21 years
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
47th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
49th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Costa Rica
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 83.42 years against 83.21 years in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.21 years.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 47th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61 years | 72.52 years | 11.52 years | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1960s | 66.23 years | 74.33 years | 8.1 years | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1970s | 71.78 years | 75.59 years | 3.81 years | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 76.77 years | 77.43 years | 0.6608 years | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 78.93 years | 79.18 years | 0.2471 years | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 81.11 years | 81.08 years | 0.0288 years | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 82.69 years | 82.83 years | 0.1327 years | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 82.39 years | 82.82 years | 0.4296 years | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Costa Rica or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Costa Rica, at 83.42 years against 83.21 years in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.21 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 49th 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.