Portugal vs Sudan: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Portugal
5.64
in 2023
Sudan
5.61
in 2023
Portugal rank
75th
Sudan rank
76th

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Portugal
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5.64 against 5.61 in Sudan, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 75th and Sudan ranks 76th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 4.93 1.18 3.74 Portugal
1960s 5.55 1.99 3.56 Portugal
1970s 6.22 2.56 3.66 Portugal
1980s 6.72 4.61 2.11 Portugal
1990s 7.11 4.58 2.54 Portugal
2000s 6.72 5.23 1.49 Portugal
2010s 6.08 4.66 1.41 Portugal
2020s 5.84 5 0.842 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Portugal or Sudan?
Portugal, at 5.64 against 5.61 in Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Portugal and Sudan?
0.03, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sudan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sudan rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Portugal ranks 75th and Sudan ranks 76th 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.

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Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed