Belgium vs Portugal: Life expectancy
Belgium
80.79 years
in 2020
Portugal
81.05 years
in 2020
Belgium rank
27th
Portugal rank
25th
Life expectancy over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 81.05 years against 80.79 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.26 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 25th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 13 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 40.9 years | 36 years | 4.9 years | Belgium |
| 1880s | 42.5 years | 38 years | 4.5 years | Belgium |
| 1890s | 44.09 years | 43 years | 1.09 years | Belgium |
| 1900s | 46.7 years | 44 years | 2.7 years | Belgium |
| 1910s | 52.5 years | 44 years | 8.5 years | Belgium |
| 1920s | 57.5 years | 46.23 years | 11.27 years | Belgium |
| 1930s | 59.41 years | 50.18 years | 9.23 years | Belgium |
| 1950s | 67.42 years | 59.94 years | 7.48 years | Belgium |
| 1960s | 70.09 years | 65.12 years | 4.97 years | Belgium |
| 1970s | 71.45 years | 67.95 years | 3.5 years | Belgium |
| 1980s | 73.85 years | 72.44 years | 1.42 years | Belgium |
| 1990s | 76.45 years | 74.93 years | 1.52 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 78.41 years | 77.57 years | 0.8417 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 80.46 years | 80.62 years | 0.1608 years | Portugal |
| 2020s | 80.79 years | 81.05 years | 0.2661 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Belgium or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 81.05 years against 80.79 years in Belgium as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Belgium and Portugal?
- 0.26 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy?
- Belgium ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 25th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing 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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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.