Germany vs Puerto Rico: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Germany
81.38 years
in 2023
Puerto Rico
81.69 years
in 2023
Germany rank
45th
Puerto Rico rank
42nd
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Germany
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 81.69 years against 81.38 years in Germany, a difference of 0.31 years.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 45th and Puerto Rico ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.12 years | 64.76 years | 3.37 years | Germany |
| 1960s | 70.32 years | 69.43 years | 0.8969 years | Germany |
| 1970s | 71.74 years | 71.62 years | 0.1139 years | Germany |
| 1980s | 74.34 years | 73.08 years | 1.26 years | Germany |
| 1990s | 76.53 years | 73.91 years | 2.62 years | Germany |
| 2000s | 79.09 years | 77.06 years | 2.03 years | Germany |
| 2010s | 80.67 years | 79.97 years | 0.6977 years | Germany |
| 2020s | 81.02 years | 80.22 years | 0.7927 years | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Germany or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 81.69 years against 81.38 years in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Germany and Puerto Rico?
- 0.31 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Puerto Rico rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Germany ranks 45th 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.