Puerto Rico vs Switzerland: Life expectancy at age 60, female
Puerto Rico
27.58 years
in 2024
Switzerland
27.47 years
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
14th
Switzerland rank
16th
Life expectancy at age 60, female over time
- Puerto Rico
- Switzerland
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 27.58 years against 27.47 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.92 years | 19.56 years | 0.3588 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 21.05 years | 21.36 years | 0.312 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 21.76 years | 23.12 years | 1.36 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 22.47 years | 24.45 years | 1.98 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 24.02 years | 25.71 years | 1.68 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 26.06 years | 26.77 years | 0.7108 years | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 27.03 years | 27.12 years | 0.0906 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 60, female, Puerto Rico or Switzerland?
- Puerto Rico, at 27.58 years against 27.47 years in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 60, female between Puerto Rico and Switzerland?
- 0.11 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.