Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Malta or Palau?

Palau, at 4.45 years against 4.4 years in Malta as of 2023.

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

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 at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Palau: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Malta

4.4 years

in 2023

Palau

4.45 years

in 2023

Malta rank

136th

Palau rank

133rd

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Malta
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 4.45 years against 4.4 years in Malta, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.

Malta ranks 136th and Palau ranks 133rd of 236 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.7 years	8.73 years	6.03 years	Palau
1960s	3.37 years	9.09 years	5.72 years	Palau
1970s	4.07 years	9.98 years	5.91 years	Palau
1980s	3.97 years	11.25 years	7.27 years	Palau
1990s	4.56 years	9.58 years	5.02 years	Palau
2000s	5.02 years	7.62 years	2.6 years	Palau
2010s	4.75 years	6.24 years	1.49 years	Palau
2020s	4.39 years	4.9 years	0.505 years	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Malta or Palau?: Palau, at 4.45 years against 4.4 years in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Malta and Palau?: 0.05 years, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Palau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malta and Palau rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Malta ranks 136th and Palau ranks 133rd 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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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
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.