Costa Rica vs Iceland: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality

Costa Rica

7.44

in 2025

Iceland

7.54

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

4th

Iceland rank

2nd

Life satisfaction vs. child mortality over time

Costa Rica
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 7.54 against 7.44 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.101.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Globally, Costa Rica ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 2nd of 157 countries.

Individual pages

Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Costa Rica
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Iceland
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.