France vs Portugal: Difference in male and female life expectancy
France
5.59
in 2023
Portugal
5.64
in 2023
France rank
78th
Portugal rank
75th
Difference in male and female life expectancy over time
- France
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.64 against 5.59 in France, a difference of 0.05.
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 | 4.83 | 2.92 | France |
| 1950s | 5.6 | 4.93 | 0.6701 | France |
| 1960s | 6.79 | 5.55 | 1.24 | France |
| 1970s | 7.6 | 6.22 | 1.38 | France |
| 1980s | 8.02 | 6.72 | 1.3 | France |
| 1990s | 7.92 | 7.11 | 0.8116 | France |
| 2000s | 7.06 | 6.72 | 0.3391 | France |
| 2010s | 6.16 | 6.08 | 0.0794 | France |
| 2020s | 5.92 | 5.84 | 0.0765 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, France or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 5.64 against 5.59 in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between France and Portugal?
- 0.05, 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 male and female life expectancy?
- France ranks 78th and Portugal ranks 75th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.