Puerto Rico vs Sweden: Life expectation at birth by sex
Puerto Rico
85.24
in 2023
Sweden
85.1
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
24th
Sweden rank
27th
Life expectation at birth by sex over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sweden
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 85.24 against 85.1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.14.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.5 | 73.85 | 7.35 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 72.16 | 75.93 | 3.77 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 75.07 | 77.96 | 2.89 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 76.75 | 79.73 | 2.98 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 78.23 | 81.24 | 3.01 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 80.69 | 82.62 | 1.94 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 83.41 | 83.96 | 0.551 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 84.15 | 84.73 | 0.5857 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Puerto Rico or Sweden?
- Puerto Rico, at 85.24 against 85.1 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Puerto Rico and Sweden?
- 0.14, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sweden rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Puerto Rico ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.