Fiji vs Malta: Sex gap in life expectancy
Fiji
4.02 years
in 2023
Malta
3.99 years
in 2023
Fiji rank
180th
Malta rank
183rd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Fiji
- Malta
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 4.02 years against 3.99 years in Malta, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Fiji ranks 180th and Malta ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.39 years | 3.3 years | 1.91 years | Malta |
| 1960s | 4.42 years | 3.81 years | 0.6074 years | Fiji |
| 1970s | 6.01 years | 4.3 years | 1.71 years | Fiji |
| 1980s | 5.26 years | 4.2 years | 1.06 years | Fiji |
| 1990s | 4.74 years | 4.7 years | 0.0389 years | Fiji |
| 2000s | 4.33 years | 5 years | 0.6719 years | Malta |
| 2010s | 4.25 years | 4.64 years | 0.3976 years | Malta |
| 2020s | 4.16 years | 4.08 years | 0.0858 years | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Fiji or Malta?
- Fiji, at 4.02 years against 3.99 years in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Fiji and Malta?
- 0.03 years, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Malta rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Fiji ranks 180th and Malta ranks 183rd 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 Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.