How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Puerto Rico?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Poland vs Puerto Rico: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Poland

7.48 years

in 2023

Puerto Rico

7.19 years

in 2023

Poland rank

24th

Puerto Rico rank

27th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Poland
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Poland currently reports 7.48 years against 7.19 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.29 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 24th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th of 236 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.56 years	3.85 years	0.7117 years	Poland
1960s	5.48 years	5.13 years	0.3445 years	Poland
1970s	6.97 years	6.13 years	0.8427 years	Poland
1980s	7.98 years	6.47 years	1.52 years	Poland
1990s	8.65 years	7.92 years	0.7352 years	Poland
2000s	8.39 years	7.14 years	1.25 years	Poland
2010s	7.88 years	6.88 years	0.9987 years	Poland
2020s	7.88 years	7.87 years	0.0062 years	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Poland or Puerto Rico?: Poland, at 7.48 years against 7.19 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Poland and Puerto Rico?: 0.29 years, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Poland and Puerto Rico rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Poland ranks 24th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th 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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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.