Barbados vs Maldives: Healthy life expectancy
Barbados
66.67 Years
in 2021
Maldives
66.67 Years
in 2021
Barbados rank
42nd
Maldives rank
41st
Healthy life expectancy over time
- Barbados
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 66.67 Years against 66.67 Years in Barbados, a difference of 0 Years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 42nd and Maldives ranks 41st of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.6 Years | 63.78 Years | 1.82 Years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 66.41 Years | 67.57 Years | 1.16 Years | Maldives |
| 2020s | 66.76 Years | 67.03 Years | 0.2651 Years | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher healthy life expectancy, Barbados or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 66.67 Years against 66.67 Years in Barbados as of 2021.
- What is the difference in healthy life expectancy between Barbados and Maldives?
- 0 Years, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for healthy life expectancy?
- Barbados ranks 42nd and Maldives ranks 41st of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.