Cyprus vs Puerto Rico: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Cyprus
81.65 years
in 2023
Puerto Rico
81.69 years
in 2023
Cyprus rank
43rd
Puerto Rico rank
42nd
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Cyprus
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 81.69 years against 81.65 years in Cyprus, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Cyprus ranks 43rd and Puerto Rico ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.3 years | 64.76 years | 5.46 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 65.05 years | 69.43 years | 4.38 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 68.49 years | 71.62 years | 3.13 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 74.32 years | 73.08 years | 1.24 years | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 76.66 years | 73.91 years | 2.75 years | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 79.15 years | 77.06 years | 2.09 years | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 81.28 years | 79.97 years | 1.31 years | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 80.97 years | 80.22 years | 0.7474 years | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Cyprus or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 81.69 years against 81.65 years in Cyprus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Cyprus and Puerto Rico?
- 0.04 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and Puerto Rico rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Cyprus ranks 43rd and Puerto Rico ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.