Puerto Rico vs Slovakia: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Puerto Rico
0.0834
in 2023
Slovakia
0.084
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
182nd
Slovakia rank
179th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Puerto Rico
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.084 against 0.0834 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0006.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 182nd and Slovakia ranks 179th of 236 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1761 | 0.162 | 0.0141 | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 0.1429 | 0.1162 | 0.0267 | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 0.1231 | 0.1118 | 0.0113 | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.1124 | 0.1041 | 0.0083 | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.1038 | 0.098 | 0.0058 | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.0946 | 0.0902 | 0.0044 | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.089 | 0.0853 | 0.0037 | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.0904 | 0.0857 | 0.0047 | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Puerto Rico or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 0.084 against 0.0834 in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Puerto Rico and Slovakia?
- 0.0006, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Slovakia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Slovakia rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Puerto Rico ranks 182nd and Slovakia ranks 179th 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.