Belgium vs Portugal: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females
Belgium
10.37 years
in 2023
Portugal
10.29 years
in 2023
Belgium rank
36th
Portugal rank
38th
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 10.37 years against 10.29 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.
Belgium ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.47 years | 5.93 years | 0.465 years | Portugal |
| 1950s | 5.9 years | 6.1 years | 0.2019 years | Portugal |
| 1960s | 6.16 years | 6.19 years | 0.032 years | Portugal |
| 1970s | 6.55 years | 6.41 years | 0.1404 years | Belgium |
| 1980s | 7.36 years | 7.19 years | 0.165 years | Belgium |
| 1990s | 8.28 years | 7.78 years | 0.4995 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 8.86 years | 8.75 years | 0.1146 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 9.74 years | 9.77 years | 0.0341 years | Portugal |
| 2020s | 10.06 years | 9.9 years | 0.1654 years | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females, Belgium or Portugal?
- Belgium, at 10.37 years against 10.29 years in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females between Belgium and Portugal?
- 0.08 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Belgium ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 38th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Remaining period life expectancy at age 80 among females, in a given year.