El Salvador vs Portugal: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
El Salvador
5.28 years
in 2023
Portugal
5.23 years
in 2023
El Salvador rank
55th
Portugal rank
56th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- El Salvador
- Portugal
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 5.28 years against 5.23 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
El Salvador ranks 55th and Portugal ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.59 years | 4.03 years | 1.44 years | Portugal |
| 1960s | 2.56 years | 4.38 years | 1.82 years | Portugal |
| 1970s | 3.46 years | 4.79 years | 1.34 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 5.25 years | 5.21 years | 0.0428 years | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 5.26 years | 5.33 years | 0.0792 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 4.42 years | 5.46 years | 1.03 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.75 years | 5.48 years | 0.7319 years | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.47 years | 5.37 years | 0.1016 years | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, El Salvador or Portugal?
- El Salvador, at 5.28 years against 5.23 years in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between El Salvador and Portugal?
- 0.05 years, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Portugal rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- El Salvador ranks 55th and Portugal ranks 56th 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 Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.