Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality was 7.44 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
7.44
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
4th
of 157 countries
All-time high
7.44
in 2025
All-time low
6.58
in 2021
Years of data
14
2011–2025

Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Costa Rica, 2011–2025

024682011201820252011: 7.32012: 7.32014: 7.22015: 7.12016: 7.12017: 7.12018: 7.22019: 7.12020: 7.12021: 6.62022: 6.62023: 72024: 7.32025: 7.4

Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 7.44 for life satisfaction vs. child mortality in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Costa Rica peaked at 7.44 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.58, in 2021.

Costa Rica ranks 4th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.16 7.07 7.26 8
2020s 6.99 6.58 7.44 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 Finland 7.76 compare
  2. 2 Iceland 7.54 compare
  3. 3 Denmark 7.54 compare
  4. 5 Sweden 7.25 compare
  5. 6 Norway 7.24 compare
  6. 7 Netherlands 7.22 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Costa Rica?
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Costa Rica was 7.44 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 7.44 in 2025.
What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 6.58 in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for life satisfaction vs. child mortality?
Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
Is life satisfaction vs. child mortality rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.