Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality was 7.44 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Costa Rica, 2011–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.16 | 7.07 | 7.26 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.99 | 6.58 | 7.44 | 6 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 37,702 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 33,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 36,354 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 34,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 37,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 35,731 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 36,587 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 45.1% (2025)
- Population, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 31,812 (2025)
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
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.