Which has higher life expectancy, Netherlands or Portugal?

Portugal, at 82.36 against 82.16 in Netherlands as of 2023.

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

84 years are reported by both, from 1940 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.

Netherlands

82.16

in 2023

Portugal

82.36

in 2023

Netherlands rank

34th

Portugal rank

31st

Portugal currently reports 82.36 against 82.16 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 31st of 236 countries.

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

Decade	Netherlands	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1940s	65.62	52.83	12.8	Netherlands
1950s	72.35	61.09	11.26	Netherlands
1960s	73.54	65.27	8.27	Netherlands
1970s	74.54	69.15	5.4	Netherlands
1980s	76.38	73.15	3.23	Netherlands
1990s	77.51	75.33	2.18	Netherlands
2000s	79.34	78.35	0.9922	Netherlands
2010s	81.46	81.14	0.3201	Netherlands
2020s	81.7	81.58	0.1253	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, Netherlands or Portugal?: Portugal, at 82.36 against 82.16 in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Netherlands and Portugal?: 0.2, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?: 84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy?: Netherlands ranks 34th 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.