Low & middle income vs Portugal: Life expectancy at birth, total
Low & middle income
72.02 years
in 2024
Portugal
82.38 years
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
30th
Portugal rank
29th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Low & middle income
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 82.38 years against 72.02 years in Low & middle income, a difference of 10.36 years.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.84 years | 65.14 years | 15.3 years | Portugal |
| 1970s | 55.79 years | 68.64 years | 12.85 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 60.54 years | 72.78 years | 12.24 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 63.75 years | 74.94 years | 11.19 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 66.99 years | 77.71 years | 10.73 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 70.1 years | 80.84 years | 10.74 years | Portugal |
| 2020s | 71.16 years | 81.81 years | 10.65 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Low & middle income or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 82.38 years against 72.02 years in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Low & middle income and Portugal?
- 10.36 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Portugal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Low & middle income and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Low & middle income ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 29th of 47 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.