Portugal vs Sudan: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Portugal
5.64 years
in 2023
Sudan
5.61 years
in 2023
Portugal rank
75th
Sudan rank
76th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Portugal
- Sudan
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.64 years against 5.61 years in Sudan, a difference of 0.03 years.
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 years | 1.18 years | 3.74 years | Portugal |
| 1960s | 5.55 years | 1.99 years | 3.56 years | Portugal |
| 1970s | 6.22 years | 2.56 years | 3.66 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 6.72 years | 4.61 years | 2.11 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 7.11 years | 4.58 years | 2.54 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 6.72 years | 5.23 years | 1.49 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 6.08 years | 4.66 years | 1.41 years | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.84 years | 5 years | 0.842 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Portugal or Sudan?
- Portugal, at 5.64 years against 5.61 years in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Portugal and Sudan?
- 0.03 years, 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 sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Portugal ranks 75th and Sudan ranks 76th 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.