Eswatini vs Portugal: Sex gap in life expectancy
Eswatini
5.77 years
in 2023
Portugal
5.68 years
in 2023
Eswatini rank
79th
Portugal rank
82nd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Eswatini
- Portugal
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 5.77 years against 5.68 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Eswatini ranks 79th and Portugal ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.69 years | 5.31 years | 2.63 years | Portugal |
| 1960s | 3.11 years | 6.06 years | 2.94 years | Portugal |
| 1970s | 3.34 years | 6.74 years | 3.41 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.86 years | 7.04 years | 3.18 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3.63 years | 7.27 years | 3.65 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.62 years | 6.78 years | 4.16 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.33 years | 6.13 years | 1.8 years | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.9 years | 5.86 years | 0.0429 years | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Eswatini or Portugal?
- Eswatini, at 5.77 years against 5.68 years in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Eswatini and Portugal?
- 0.09 years, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Portugal rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Eswatini ranks 79th 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.