Netherlands vs Portugal: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Netherlands
82.16 years
in 2023
Portugal
82.36 years
in 2023
Netherlands rank
34th
Portugal rank
31st
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 82.36 years against 82.16 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 65.62 years | 52.83 years | 12.8 years | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 72.35 years | 61.09 years | 11.26 years | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 73.54 years | 65.27 years | 8.27 years | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 74.54 years | 69.15 years | 5.4 years | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 76.38 years | 73.15 years | 3.23 years | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 77.51 years | 75.33 years | 2.18 years | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 79.34 years | 78.35 years | 0.9922 years | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 81.46 years | 81.14 years | 0.3201 years | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 81.7 years | 81.58 years | 0.1253 years | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 82.36 years against 82.16 years in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 0.2 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Netherlands ranks 34th 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.