India vs Maldives: Difference in male and female life expectancy

India
3.19
in 2023
Maldives
3.08
in 2023
India rank
206th
Maldives rank
209th

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • India
  • Maldives
-101234195019862023

How they compare

India currently reports 3.19 against 3.08 in Maldives, a difference of 0.11.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.

India ranks 206th and Maldives ranks 209th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 7 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Maldives Difference Ahead
1950s -0.3067 0.1006 0.4073 Maldives
1960s -0.2206 -0.3642 0.1436 India
1970s 0.0387 -0.0754 0.1141 India
1980s 2.06 0.7802 1.28 India
1990s 2.84 1.52 1.32 India
2000s 3.49 2.27 1.21 India
2010s 3.48 2.69 0.7841 India
2020s 3.27 2.96 0.3081 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, India or Maldives?
India, at 3.19 against 3.08 in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between India and Maldives?
0.11, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Maldives?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Maldives rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
India ranks 206th and Maldives ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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