Portugal vs Qatar: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Portugal
82.36 years
in 2023
Qatar
82.37 years
in 2023
Portugal rank
31st
Qatar rank
30th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Portugal
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 82.37 years against 82.36 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 7 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.09 years | 53.88 years | 7.21 years | Portugal |
| 1960s | 65.27 years | 61.05 years | 4.22 years | Portugal |
| 1970s | 69.15 years | 67.33 years | 1.81 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 73.15 years | 71.6 years | 1.55 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 75.33 years | 74.28 years | 1.04 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 78.35 years | 76.82 years | 1.54 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 81.14 years | 81.44 years | 0.2992 years | Qatar |
| 2020s | 81.58 years | 81.43 years | 0.1502 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Portugal or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 82.37 years against 82.36 years in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Portugal and Qatar?
- 0.01 years, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Qatar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Qatar rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Portugal ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 30th 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.