Maldives vs Portugal: Male life expectancy at birth
Maldives
79.69 years
in 2023
Portugal
79.44 years
in 2023
Maldives rank
36th
Portugal rank
39th
Male life expectancy at birth over time
- Maldives
- Portugal
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 79.69 years against 79.44 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.25 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Maldives ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.27 years | 58.35 years | 22.09 years | Portugal |
| 1960s | 40.16 years | 62.18 years | 22.02 years | Portugal |
| 1970s | 48.52 years | 65.74 years | 17.22 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 58.03 years | 69.61 years | 11.58 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 65.67 years | 71.68 years | 6.01 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 72.82 years | 74.91 years | 2.1 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 77.14 years | 77.98 years | 0.8386 years | Portugal |
| 2020s | 78.36 years | 78.58 years | 0.216 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Maldives or Portugal?
- Maldives, at 79.69 years against 79.44 years in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Maldives and Portugal?
- 0.25 years, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Portugal rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?
- Maldives ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 39th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. 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 at birth.