New Zealand vs Puerto Rico: Life expectancy at age 15
New Zealand
91.08 years
in 2100
Puerto Rico
91.19 years
in 2100
New Zealand rank
46th
Puerto Rico rank
44th
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- New Zealand
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 91.19 years against 91.08 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 46th and Puerto Rico ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 11 and Puerto Rico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.79 years | 69.69 years | 3.1 years | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 73.22 years | 73.06 years | 0.1595 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 73.7 years | 74.25 years | 0.5553 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 75.22 years | 75.16 years | 0.0617 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 77.61 years | 75.44 years | 2.18 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 80.19 years | 77.97 years | 2.22 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 82 years | 80.74 years | 1.26 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 82.83 years | 82.07 years | 0.7594 years | New Zealand |
| 2030s | 84.07 years | 84.05 years | 0.023 years | New Zealand |
| 2040s | 85.29 years | 85.28 years | 0.0098 years | New Zealand |
| 2050s | 86.41 years | 86.4 years | 0.0108 years | New Zealand |
| 2060s | 87.49 years | 87.48 years | 0.0041 years | New Zealand |
| 2070s | 88.53 years | 88.55 years | 0.0248 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2080s | 89.52 years | 89.6 years | 0.0742 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2090s | 90.53 years | 90.63 years | 0.0983 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2100s | 91.08 years | 91.19 years | 0.106 years | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, New Zealand or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 91.19 years against 91.08 years in New Zealand as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 0.11 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do New Zealand and Puerto Rico rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- New Zealand ranks 46th and Puerto Rico ranks 44th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.