Greece vs Puerto Rico: Life expectancy at birth, total

Greece
81.84 years
in 2024
Puerto Rico
81.9 years
in 2024
Greece rank
39th
Puerto Rico rank
38th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Greece
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 81.9 years against 81.84 years in Greece, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 39th and Puerto Rico ranks 38th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 70.98 years 69.43 years 1.56 years Greece
1970s 73.42 years 71.62 years 1.8 years Greece
1980s 75.81 years 73.08 years 2.74 years Greece
1990s 77.57 years 73.91 years 3.66 years Greece
2000s 79.1 years 77.06 years 2.05 years Greece
2010s 81.16 years 79.97 years 1.18 years Greece
2020s 81.15 years 80.56 years 0.5872 years Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Greece or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 81.9 years against 81.84 years in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Greece and Puerto Rico?
0.06 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Puerto Rico?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Greece and Puerto Rico rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Greece ranks 39th and Puerto Rico ranks 38th 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.