Cyprus vs Malta: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Cyprus
1.05
in 2023
Malta
1.05
in 2023
Cyprus rank
197th
Malta rank
198th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Cyprus
- Malta
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1.05 against 1.05 in Malta, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 197th and Malta ranks 198th of 236 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.15 | 1.05 | 0.1006 | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 1.12 | 1.06 | 0.0622 | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 1.14 | 1.06 | 0.0773 | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 0.0151 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 0.007 | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 0.0021 | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.0013 | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 0.0058 | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Cyprus or Malta?
- Cyprus, at 1.05 against 1.05 in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Cyprus and Malta?
- 0, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and Malta rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Cyprus ranks 197th and Malta ranks 198th 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 ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.