Portugal vs Spain: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Portugal
1.15
in 2018
Spain
1.28
in 2018
Portugal rank
6th
Spain rank
3rd
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.28 against 1.15 in Portugal, a difference of 0.13.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 6th and Spain ranks 3rd of 33 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1873 | 0.1956 | 0.0083 | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.2544 | 0.2751 | 0.0208 | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.2955 | 0.357 | 0.0616 | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.3366 | 0.4346 | 0.0979 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.497 | 0.6346 | 0.1376 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.6499 | 0.8625 | 0.2126 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.898 | 1.11 | 0.2163 | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.26 | 0.1644 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.28 against 1.15 in Portugal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.13, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2018.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Portugal ranks 6th and Spain ranks 3rd 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.