Which has higher life expectancy, Finland or Puerto Rico?

Finland, at 81.91 years against 81.69 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Finland and Puerto Rico?

0.22 years, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Puerto Rico?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Puerto Rico: Life expectancy

Finland

81.91 years

in 2023

Puerto Rico

81.69 years

in 2023

Finland rank

40th

Puerto Rico rank

42nd

Life expectancy over time

Finland
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Finland currently reports 81.91 years against 81.69 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.22 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 40th and Puerto Rico ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	67.07 years	64.76 years	2.31 years	Finland
1960s	69.33 years	69.43 years	0.0952 years	Puerto Rico
1970s	71.68 years	71.62 years	0.0566 years	Finland
1980s	74.5 years	73.08 years	1.43 years	Finland
1990s	76.37 years	73.91 years	2.47 years	Finland
2000s	78.87 years	77.06 years	1.82 years	Finland
2010s	81.05 years	79.97 years	1.08 years	Finland
2020s	81.7 years	80.22 years	1.47 years	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Finland or Puerto Rico?: Finland, at 81.91 years against 81.69 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Finland and Puerto Rico?: 0.22 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Puerto Rico rank globally for life expectancy?: Finland ranks 40th and Puerto Rico ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.