Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Malawi or East Timor?

East Timor, at 67.69 years against 67.35 years in Malawi as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Malawi and East Timor?

0.34 years, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and East Timor?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs East Timor: Life expectancy at birth

Malawi

67.35 years

in 2023

East Timor

67.69 years

in 2023

Malawi rank

189th

East Timor rank

186th

Life expectancy at birth over time

Malawi
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 67.69 years against 67.35 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.34 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 189th and East Timor ranks 186th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and East Timor in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1950s	33.57 years	30.55 years	3.03 years	Malawi
1960s	35.69 years	34.48 years	1.21 years	Malawi
1970s	39.87 years	31.13 years	8.74 years	Malawi
1980s	44.35 years	34.68 years	9.68 years	Malawi
1990s	43.96 years	46.99 years	3.04 years	East Timor
2000s	51.55 years	60.89 years	9.34 years	East Timor
2010s	61.78 years	65.13 years	3.35 years	East Timor
2020s	65.85 years	67.04 years	1.2 years	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Malawi or East Timor?: East Timor, at 67.69 years against 67.35 years in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Malawi and East Timor?: 0.34 years, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and East Timor?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and East Timor rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Malawi ranks 189th and East Timor ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.