France vs Portugal: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
France
5.66
in 2023
Portugal
5.68
in 2023
France rank
83rd
Portugal rank
82nd
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time
- France
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.68 against 5.66 in France, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was France ahead.
France ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 8.27 | 4.85 | 3.41 | France |
| 1950s | 6.18 | 5.31 | 0.8716 | France |
| 1960s | 7.17 | 6.06 | 1.11 | France |
| 1970s | 7.86 | 6.74 | 1.11 | France |
| 1980s | 8.19 | 7.04 | 1.16 | France |
| 1990s | 8.04 | 7.27 | 0.7661 | France |
| 2000s | 7.13 | 6.78 | 0.3484 | France |
| 2010s | 6.21 | 6.13 | 0.0744 | France |
| 2020s | 5.98 | 5.86 | 0.1135 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, France or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 5.68 against 5.66 in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between France and Portugal?
- 0.02, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
- How do France and Portugal rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- France ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.