Portugal vs Chinese Taipei: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Portugal
5.23 years
in 2023
Chinese Taipei
5.22 years
in 2023
Portugal rank
56th
Chinese Taipei rank
57th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Portugal
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.23 years against 5.22 years in Chinese Taipei, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chinese Taipei ahead.
Portugal ranks 56th and Chinese Taipei ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Chinese Taipei in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.03 years | 4.49 years | 0.4629 years | Chinese Taipei |
| 1960s | 4.38 years | 4.19 years | 0.1953 years | Portugal |
| 1970s | 4.79 years | 3.64 years | 1.15 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 5.21 years | 3.47 years | 1.74 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 5.33 years | 4.13 years | 1.2 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 5.46 years | 5.02 years | 0.4406 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 5.48 years | 5.68 years | 0.2055 years | Chinese Taipei |
| 2020s | 5.37 years | 5.56 years | 0.1963 years | Chinese Taipei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Portugal or Chinese Taipei?
- Portugal, at 5.23 years against 5.22 years in Chinese Taipei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Portugal and Chinese Taipei?
- 0.01 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Chinese Taipei?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Chinese Taipei rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Portugal ranks 56th and Chinese Taipei ranks 57th 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.