Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Malta or Tokelau?

Malta, at 3.99 years against 3.97 years in Tokelau as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tokelau?

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 Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Tokelau: Sex gap in life expectancy

Malta

3.99 years

in 2023

Tokelau

3.97 years

in 2023

Malta rank

183rd

Tokelau rank

185th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Malta
Tokelau

How they compare

Malta currently reports 3.99 years against 3.97 years in Tokelau, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tokelau ahead.

Malta ranks 183rd and Tokelau ranks 185th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 7 and Tokelau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Tokelau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.3 years	4.18 years	0.8834 years	Tokelau
1960s	3.81 years	2.73 years	1.08 years	Malta
1970s	4.3 years	0.2524 years	4.04 years	Malta
1980s	4.2 years	0.3889 years	3.81 years	Malta
1990s	4.7 years	2.47 years	2.23 years	Malta
2000s	5 years	3.38 years	1.62 years	Malta
2010s	4.64 years	3.91 years	0.7332 years	Malta
2020s	4.08 years	3.96 years	0.1157 years	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Malta or Tokelau?: Malta, at 3.99 years against 3.97 years in Tokelau as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Malta and Tokelau?: 0.02 years, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tokelau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malta and Tokelau rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Malta ranks 183rd and Tokelau ranks 185th 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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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy
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

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.