Portugal vs Sweden: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Portugal
0.0732
in 2023
Sweden
0.0725
in 2023
Portugal rank
219th
Sweden rank
221st
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0732 against 0.0725 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0007.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 219th and Sweden ranks 221st of 236 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2228 | 0.1097 | 0.1131 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.175 | 0.1001 | 0.0749 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.1323 | 0.095 | 0.0374 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.106 | 0.0891 | 0.0169 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0936 | 0.0839 | 0.0097 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0831 | 0.0789 | 0.0042 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0758 | 0.0749 | 0.0009 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0744 | 0.0726 | 0.0018 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Portugal or Sweden?
- Portugal, at 0.0732 against 0.0725 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.0007, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Portugal ranks 219th and Sweden ranks 221st 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.