Puerto Rico vs Slovenia: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Puerto Rico
81.69 years
in 2023
Slovenia
81.6 years
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
42nd
Slovenia rank
44th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Puerto Rico
- Slovenia
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 81.69 years against 81.6 years in Slovenia, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovenia ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 42nd and Slovenia ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Slovenia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.76 years | 65.48 years | 0.7256 years | Slovenia |
| 1960s | 69.43 years | 68.71 years | 0.7155 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 71.62 years | 70.76 years | 0.8629 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 73.08 years | 71.97 years | 1.1 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 73.91 years | 74.26 years | 0.3551 years | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 77.06 years | 77.28 years | 0.2237 years | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 79.97 years | 80.25 years | 0.2765 years | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 80.22 years | 80.8 years | 0.5747 years | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Puerto Rico or Slovenia?
- Puerto Rico, at 81.69 years against 81.6 years in Slovenia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Puerto Rico and Slovenia?
- 0.09 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Slovenia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Slovenia rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Puerto Rico ranks 42nd and Slovenia ranks 44th 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.