Luxembourg vs Portugal: Life expectancy

Luxembourg
82.23
in 2023
Portugal
82.36
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
33rd
Portugal rank
31st

Life expectancy over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Portugal
020406080190119622023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 82.36 against 82.23 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.13.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 8 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Portugal Difference Ahead
1940s 58.58 52.83 5.76 Luxembourg
1950s 66.88 61.09 5.79 Luxembourg
1960s 69.11 65.27 3.84 Luxembourg
1970s 70.52 69.15 1.38 Luxembourg
1980s 73.21 73.15 0.0598 Luxembourg
1990s 75.8 75.33 0.4737 Luxembourg
2000s 78.51 78.35 0.1604 Luxembourg
2010s 81 81.14 0.138 Portugal
2020s 81.92 81.58 0.3406 Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Luxembourg or Portugal?
Portugal, at 82.36 against 82.23 in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Luxembourg and Portugal?
0.13, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy?
Luxembourg ranks 33rd 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.

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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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