Portugal vs Qatar: Life expectancy at birth, total
Portugal
82.28 years
in 2023
Qatar
82.37 years
in 2023
Portugal rank
31st
Qatar rank
29th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Portugal
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 82.37 years against 82.28 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 29th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.64 years | 67.33 years | 1.31 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 72.78 years | 71.6 years | 1.18 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 74.94 years | 74.28 years | 0.6535 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 77.71 years | 76.82 years | 0.8994 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 80.84 years | 81.44 years | 0.5967 years | Qatar |
| 2020s | 81.65 years | 81.43 years | 0.2257 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Portugal or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 82.37 years against 82.28 years in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Portugal and Qatar?
- 0.09 years, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Qatar?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Qatar rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Portugal ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 29th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release