France vs Portugal: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
France
5.59 years
in 2023
Portugal
5.64 years
in 2023
France rank
78th
Portugal rank
75th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- France
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.64 years against 5.59 years in France, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was France ahead.
France ranks 78th and Portugal ranks 75th 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 | 7.76 years | 4.83 years | 2.92 years | France |
| 1950s | 5.6 years | 4.93 years | 0.6701 years | France |
| 1960s | 6.79 years | 5.55 years | 1.24 years | France |
| 1970s | 7.6 years | 6.22 years | 1.38 years | France |
| 1980s | 8.02 years | 6.72 years | 1.3 years | France |
| 1990s | 7.92 years | 7.11 years | 0.8116 years | France |
| 2000s | 7.06 years | 6.72 years | 0.3391 years | France |
| 2010s | 6.16 years | 6.08 years | 0.0794 years | France |
| 2020s | 5.92 years | 5.84 years | 0.0765 years | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, France or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 5.64 years against 5.59 years in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between France and Portugal?
- 0.05 years, 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 sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- France ranks 78th and Portugal ranks 75th 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 different ages. 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.