Denmark vs Puerto Rico: Life expectancy
Denmark
81.93 years
in 2023
Puerto Rico
81.69 years
in 2023
Denmark rank
39th
Puerto Rico rank
42nd
Life expectancy over time
- Denmark
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 81.93 years against 81.69 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.24 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 39th and Puerto Rico ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 71.47 years | 64.76 years | 6.72 years | Denmark |
| 1960s | 72.61 years | 69.43 years | 3.19 years | Denmark |
| 1970s | 73.9 years | 71.62 years | 2.28 years | Denmark |
| 1980s | 74.56 years | 73.08 years | 1.48 years | Denmark |
| 1990s | 75.6 years | 73.91 years | 1.69 years | Denmark |
| 2000s | 77.85 years | 77.06 years | 0.7975 years | Denmark |
| 2010s | 80.52 years | 79.97 years | 0.5486 years | Denmark |
| 2020s | 81.55 years | 80.22 years | 1.33 years | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Denmark or Puerto Rico?
- Denmark, at 81.93 years against 81.69 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Denmark and Puerto Rico?
- 0.24 years, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Puerto Rico rank globally for life expectancy?
- Denmark ranks 39th 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. 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.