Portugal vs Sweden: Life expectancy by sex
Portugal
85.12 years
in 2023
Sweden
85.1 years
in 2023
Portugal rank
26th
Sweden rank
27th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 85.12 years against 85.1 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Sweden ahead.
Portugal ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 55.2 years | 70.12 years | 14.92 years | Sweden |
| 1950s | 63.67 years | 73.85 years | 10.19 years | Sweden |
| 1960s | 68.24 years | 75.93 years | 7.69 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 72.48 years | 77.96 years | 5.49 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 76.64 years | 79.73 years | 3.09 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 78.96 years | 81.24 years | 2.28 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 81.7 years | 82.62 years | 0.9266 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 84.11 years | 83.96 years | 0.1485 years | Portugal |
| 2020s | 84.44 years | 84.73 years | 0.2939 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Portugal or Sweden?
- Portugal, at 85.12 years against 85.1 years in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.02 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Portugal ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. 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 among females, in a given year.