Greece vs Puerto Rico: Life expectancy

Greece
81.86
in 2023
Puerto Rico
81.69
in 2023
Greece rank
41st
Puerto Rico rank
42nd

Life expectancy over time

  • Greece
  • Puerto Rico
020406080187719502023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 81.86 against 81.69 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.17.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 41st and Puerto Rico ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 68.02 64.76 3.26 Greece
1960s 71.06 69.43 1.64 Greece
1970s 73.49 71.62 1.87 Greece
1980s 75.88 73.08 2.8 Greece
1990s 77.86 73.91 3.95 Greece
2000s 79.44 77.06 2.38 Greece
2010s 80.97 79.97 0.9946 Greece
2020s 80.97 80.22 0.7431 Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Greece or Puerto Rico?
Greece, at 81.86 against 81.69 in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Greece and Puerto Rico?
0.17, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Puerto Rico?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greece and Puerto Rico rank globally for life expectancy?
Greece ranks 41st and Puerto Rico ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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

Indicator
Life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
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