Kuwait vs Portugal: Life expectancy at birth, female

Kuwait
85.4 years
in 2024
Portugal
85.2 years
in 2024
Kuwait rank
19th
Portugal rank
22nd

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Kuwait
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 85.4 years against 85.2 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.2 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Kuwait ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 218 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 65.51 years 68.24 years 2.73 years Portugal
1970s 72.04 years 72.08 years 0.0404 years Portugal
1980s 75.87 years 76.34 years 0.4707 years Portugal
1990s 77.85 years 78.59 years 0.7442 years Portugal
2000s 78.81 years 81.08 years 2.27 years Portugal
2010s 80.72 years 84.04 years 3.32 years Portugal
2020s 81.98 years 84.74 years 2.76 years Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Kuwait or Portugal?
Kuwait, at 85.4 years against 85.2 years in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Kuwait and Portugal?
0.2 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Portugal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Kuwait ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.