Portugal vs Chinese Taipei: Life expectancy
Portugal
81.05 years
in 2020
Chinese Taipei
81.43 years
in 2020
Portugal rank
25th
Chinese Taipei rank
22nd
Life expectancy over time
- Portugal
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Chinese Taipei currently reports 81.43 years against 81.05 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.38 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 25th and Chinese Taipei ranks 22nd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 11 and Chinese Taipei in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 36 years | 25 years | 11 years | Portugal |
| 1880s | 38 years | 25 years | 13 years | Portugal |
| 1890s | 43 years | 25 years | 18 years | Portugal |
| 1900s | 44 years | 27.7 years | 16.3 years | Portugal |
| 1910s | 44 years | 29 years | 15 years | Portugal |
| 1920s | 46.23 years | 39.78 years | 6.45 years | Portugal |
| 1930s | 50.18 years | 42.75 years | 7.43 years | Portugal |
| 1950s | 59.94 years | 58.6 years | 1.34 years | Portugal |
| 1960s | 65.12 years | 65.88 years | 0.755 years | Chinese Taipei |
| 1970s | 67.95 years | 69.65 years | 1.7 years | Chinese Taipei |
| 1980s | 72.44 years | 72.47 years | 0.04 years | Chinese Taipei |
| 1990s | 74.93 years | 74.17 years | 0.7521 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 77.57 years | 76.63 years | 0.9329 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 80.62 years | 79.81 years | 0.8171 years | Portugal |
| 2020s | 81.05 years | 81.43 years | 0.3755 years | Chinese Taipei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Portugal or Chinese Taipei?
- Chinese Taipei, at 81.43 years against 81.05 years in Portugal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Portugal and Chinese Taipei?
- 0.38 years, with Chinese Taipei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Chinese Taipei?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Portugal and Chinese Taipei rank globally for life expectancy?
- Portugal ranks 25th and Chinese Taipei ranks 22nd 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.