Ireland vs Portugal: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Ireland
82.41 years
in 2023
Portugal
82.36 years
in 2023
Ireland rank
28th
Portugal rank
31st
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 82.41 years against 82.36 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 60.7 years | 50.87 years | 9.83 years | Ireland |
| 1950s | 67.81 years | 61.09 years | 6.72 years | Ireland |
| 1960s | 70.41 years | 65.27 years | 5.14 years | Ireland |
| 1970s | 71.52 years | 69.15 years | 2.38 years | Ireland |
| 1980s | 73.58 years | 73.15 years | 0.4315 years | Ireland |
| 1990s | 75.59 years | 75.33 years | 0.2631 years | Ireland |
| 2000s | 78.53 years | 78.35 years | 0.1826 years | Ireland |
| 2010s | 81.45 years | 81.14 years | 0.3139 years | Ireland |
| 2020s | 82.18 years | 81.58 years | 0.5988 years | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Ireland or Portugal?
- Ireland, at 82.41 years against 82.36 years in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Ireland and Portugal?
- 0.05 years, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Ireland ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 31st 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.