Maldives vs Portugal: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Maldives
0.0722
in 2023
Portugal
0.0732
in 2023
Maldives rank
222nd
Portugal rank
219th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Maldives
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0732 against 0.0722 in Maldives, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 222nd and Portugal ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4815 | 0.2228 | 0.2588 | Maldives |
| 1960s | 0.4398 | 0.175 | 0.2649 | Maldives |
| 1970s | 0.3461 | 0.1323 | 0.2137 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 0.2402 | 0.106 | 0.1342 | Maldives |
| 1990s | 0.1638 | 0.0936 | 0.0702 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.1071 | 0.0831 | 0.024 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.0835 | 0.0758 | 0.0077 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.0744 | 0.0744 | 0.0001 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Maldives or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.0732 against 0.0722 in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Maldives and Portugal?
- 0.001, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Maldives ranks 222nd and Portugal ranks 219th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.