Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Portugal or Vatican?

Vatican, at 85.12 years against 85.12 years in Portugal as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Portugal vs Vatican: Life expectancy by sex

Portugal

85.12 years

in 2023

Vatican

85.12 years

in 2023

Portugal rank

26th

Vatican rank

25th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Portugal
Vatican

How they compare

Vatican currently reports 85.12 years against 85.12 years in Portugal, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Vatican has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 26th and Vatican ranks 25th of 236 countries.

Vatican has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Vatican	Difference	Ahead
1950s	63.67 years	68.98 years	5.31 years	Vatican
1960s	68.24 years	72.66 years	4.42 years	Vatican
1970s	72.48 years	75.59 years	3.11 years	Vatican
1980s	76.64 years	78.5 years	1.86 years	Vatican
1990s	78.96 years	80.81 years	1.86 years	Vatican
2000s	81.7 years	82.98 years	1.29 years	Vatican
2010s	84.11 years	84.62 years	0.5076 years	Vatican
2020s	84.44 years	85.17 years	0.7291 years	Vatican

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Portugal or Vatican?: Vatican, at 85.12 years against 85.12 years in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Portugal and Vatican?: 0 years, with Vatican ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Vatican?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Vatican rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Portugal ranks 26th and Vatican ranks 25th 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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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.