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

84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Sweden: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Portugal

0.0732

in 2023

Sweden

0.0725

in 2023

Portugal rank

219th

Sweden rank

221st

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Portugal
Sweden

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0732 against 0.0725 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0007.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 219th and Sweden ranks 221st of 236 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.3075	0.1413	0.1662	Portugal
1950s	0.2228	0.1097	0.1131	Portugal
1960s	0.175	0.1001	0.0749	Portugal
1970s	0.1323	0.095	0.0374	Portugal
1980s	0.106	0.0891	0.0169	Portugal
1990s	0.0936	0.0839	0.0097	Portugal
2000s	0.0831	0.0789	0.0042	Portugal
2010s	0.0758	0.0749	0.0009	Portugal
2020s	0.0744	0.0726	0.0018	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Portugal or Sweden?: Portugal, at 0.0732 against 0.0725 in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Portugal and Sweden?: 0.0007, 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 lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Portugal ranks 219th and Sweden ranks 221st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – 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

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.