Malta vs Palau: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Malta
4.4
in 2023
Palau
4.45
in 2023
Malta rank
136th
Palau rank
133rd

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Malta
  • Palau
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How they compare

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

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Malta or Palau?
Palau, at 4.45 against 4.4 in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Malta and Palau?
0.05, 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 difference in male and female life expectancy?
Malta ranks 136th and Palau ranks 133rd 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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Indicator
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
Last refreshed