Greece vs Portugal: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Greece
79.29 years
in 2023
Portugal
79.44 years
in 2023
Greece rank
41st
Portugal rank
39th
Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 79.44 years against 79.29 years in Greece, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.85 years | 58.35 years | 7.5 years | Greece |
| 1960s | 68.78 years | 62.18 years | 6.59 years | Greece |
| 1970s | 70.93 years | 65.74 years | 5.19 years | Greece |
| 1980s | 73.33 years | 69.61 years | 3.72 years | Greece |
| 1990s | 75.14 years | 71.68 years | 3.46 years | Greece |
| 2000s | 76.55 years | 74.91 years | 1.63 years | Greece |
| 2010s | 78.14 years | 77.98 years | 0.1631 years | Greece |
| 2020s | 78.21 years | 78.58 years | 0.3695 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Greece or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 79.44 years against 79.29 years in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Greece and Portugal?
- 0.15 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Greece ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 39th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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