Australia vs Portugal: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Australia
1.08
in 2018
Portugal
1.15
in 2018
Australia rank
9th
Portugal rank
6th
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.15 against 1.08 in Australia, a difference of 0.07.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 6th of 33 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2266 | 0.1873 | 0.0393 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.2963 | 0.2544 | 0.0419 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.4235 | 0.2955 | 0.128 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.6014 | 0.3366 | 0.2648 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.8592 | 0.497 | 0.3623 | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.05 | 0.6499 | 0.4013 | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.13 | 0.898 | 0.2342 | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.1 | 0.0339 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Australia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.15 against 1.08 in Australia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Australia and Portugal?
- 0.07, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Australia ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 6th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.