Norway vs Portugal: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Norway
84.85 years
in 2023
Portugal
85.12 years
in 2023
Norway rank
28th
Portugal rank
26th
Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time
- Norway
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 85.12 years against 84.85 years in Norway, a difference of 0.27 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.97 years | 63.67 years | 11.31 years | Norway |
| 1960s | 76.32 years | 68.24 years | 8.08 years | Norway |
| 1970s | 78.02 years | 72.48 years | 5.55 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 79.53 years | 76.64 years | 2.89 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 80.63 years | 78.96 years | 1.68 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 82.25 years | 81.7 years | 0.5483 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 83.95 years | 84.11 years | 0.1647 years | Portugal |
| 2020s | 84.7 years | 84.44 years | 0.2592 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Norway or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 85.12 years against 84.85 years in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Norway and Portugal?
- 0.27 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Norway ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 26th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.