Pacific island small states vs Puerto Rico: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Pacific island small states
69.44 years
in 2024
Puerto Rico
81.9 years
in 2024
Pacific island small states rank
35th
Puerto Rico rank
38th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Pacific island small states
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 81.9 years against 69.44 years in Pacific island small states, a difference of 12.46 years.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 35th and Puerto Rico ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.3 years | 69.43 years | 12.13 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 61.11 years | 71.62 years | 10.51 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 63.98 years | 73.08 years | 9.1 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 66.26 years | 73.91 years | 7.64 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 67.17 years | 77.06 years | 9.89 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 68.18 years | 79.97 years | 11.79 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 68.73 years | 80.56 years | 11.83 years | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Pacific island small states or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 81.9 years against 69.44 years in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Pacific island small states and Puerto Rico?
- 12.46 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Puerto Rico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Pacific island small states and Puerto Rico rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Pacific island small states ranks 35th and Puerto Rico ranks 38th 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.