Finland vs Portugal: Life expectancy at birth, total

Finland
82.34 years
in 2024
Portugal
82.38 years
in 2024
Finland rank
30th
Portugal rank
29th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Finland
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 82.38 years against 82.34 years in Finland, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 29th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 69.17 years 65.14 years 4.04 years Finland
1970s 71.52 years 68.64 years 2.88 years Finland
1980s 74.29 years 72.78 years 1.52 years Finland
1990s 76.2 years 74.94 years 1.26 years Finland
2000s 78.72 years 77.71 years 1.01 years Finland
2010s 81.14 years 80.84 years 0.2995 years Finland
2020s 81.79 years 81.81 years 0.0249 years Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Finland or Portugal?
Portugal, at 82.38 years against 82.34 years in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Finland and Portugal?
0.04 years, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Finland ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 29th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 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.