China vs Portugal: Sex gap in life expectancy
China
5.73 years
in 2023
Portugal
5.68 years
in 2023
China rank
81st
Portugal rank
82nd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- China
- Portugal
How they compare
China currently reports 5.73 years against 5.68 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
China ranks 81st and Portugal ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.59 years | 5.31 years | 1.72 years | Portugal |
| 1960s | 3.9 years | 6.06 years | 2.16 years | Portugal |
| 1970s | 4.08 years | 6.74 years | 2.66 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 4.68 years | 7.04 years | 2.35 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 4.97 years | 7.27 years | 2.31 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 5.12 years | 6.78 years | 1.66 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 5.42 years | 6.13 years | 0.7073 years | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.64 years | 5.86 years | 0.2189 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, China or Portugal?
- China, at 5.73 years against 5.68 years in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between China and Portugal?
- 0.05 years, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Portugal rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- China ranks 81st and Portugal ranks 82nd 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. 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.