Which has higher life expectancy, Ireland or Portugal?

Ireland, at 82.41 against 82.36 in Portugal as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?

76 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland

82.41

in 2023

Portugal

82.36

in 2023

Ireland rank

28th

Portugal rank

31st

Ireland currently reports 82.41 against 82.36 in Portugal, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Decade	Ireland	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1940s	60.7	50.87	9.83	Ireland
1950s	67.81	61.09	6.72	Ireland
1960s	70.41	65.27	5.14	Ireland
1970s	71.52	69.15	2.38	Ireland
1980s	73.58	73.15	0.4315	Ireland
1990s	75.59	75.33	0.2631	Ireland
2000s	78.53	78.35	0.1826	Ireland
2010s	81.45	81.14	0.3139	Ireland
2020s	82.18	81.58	0.5988	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, Ireland or Portugal?: Ireland, at 82.41 against 82.36 in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Ireland and Portugal?: 0.05, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?: 76 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy?: Ireland ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 31st 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.