Portugal vs Puerto Rico: Life expectancy at birth, female

Portugal
85.2 years
in 2024
Puerto Rico
85.38 years
in 2024
Portugal rank
22nd
Puerto Rico rank
21st

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 85.38 years against 85.2 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Portugal ranks 22nd and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 68.24 years 72.16 years 3.92 years Puerto Rico
1970s 72.08 years 75.07 years 2.99 years Puerto Rico
1980s 76.34 years 76.75 years 0.4135 years Puerto Rico
1990s 78.59 years 78.23 years 0.3626 years Portugal
2000s 81.08 years 80.69 years 0.3926 years Portugal
2010s 84.04 years 83.41 years 0.6294 years Portugal
2020s 84.74 years 84.39 years 0.3458 years Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Portugal or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 85.38 years against 85.2 years in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Portugal and Puerto Rico?
0.18 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Puerto Rico?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Puerto Rico rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Portugal ranks 22nd and Puerto Rico ranks 21st 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.