Luxembourg vs Portugal: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group

Luxembourg
1.12
in 2019
Portugal
1.15
in 2018
Luxembourg rank
7th
Portugal rank
6th

Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.15 against 1.12 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 6th of 33 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1776 0.2955 0.1179 Portugal
1970s 0.3496 0.3366 0.013 Luxembourg
1980s 0.4866 0.497 0.0103 Portugal
1990s 0.7356 0.6499 0.0857 Luxembourg
2000s 0.9783 0.898 0.0803 Luxembourg
2010s 1.14 1.1 0.0365 Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Luxembourg or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.15 against 1.12 in Luxembourg as of 2018.
What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Luxembourg and Portugal?
0.03, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
Luxembourg ranks 7th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 3,442 data points, 1751–2019
Last refreshed