India vs Maldives: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
India
3.19 years
in 2023
Maldives
3.08 years
in 2023
India rank
206th
Maldives rank
209th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- India
- Maldives
How they compare
India currently reports 3.19 years against 3.08 years in Maldives, a difference of 0.11 years.
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 years | 0.1006 years | 0.4073 years | Maldives |
| 1960s | -0.2206 years | -0.3642 years | 0.1436 years | India |
| 1970s | 0.0387 years | -0.0754 years | 0.1141 years | India |
| 1980s | 2.06 years | 0.7802 years | 1.28 years | India |
| 1990s | 2.84 years | 1.52 years | 1.32 years | India |
| 2000s | 3.49 years | 2.27 years | 1.21 years | India |
| 2010s | 3.48 years | 2.69 years | 0.7841 years | India |
| 2020s | 3.27 years | 2.96 years | 0.3081 years | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, India or Maldives?
- India, at 3.19 years against 3.08 years in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between India and Maldives?
- 0.11 years, 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 sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- India ranks 206th and Maldives ranks 209th 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 at different ages. 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.