Gibraltar vs World: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Gibraltar
81.03 years
in 2024
World
71.12 years
in 2024
Gibraltar rank
23rd
World rank
20th
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time
- Gibraltar
- World
How they compare
Gibraltar currently reports 81.03 years against 71.12 years in World, a difference of 9.91 years.
That makes Gibraltar's figure about 1.1 times World's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Gibraltar has been ahead every year.
Gibraltar ranks 23rd and World ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Gibraltar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gibraltar | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.48 years | 53.46 years | 15.02 years | Gibraltar |
| 1970s | 70.26 years | 57.69 years | 12.57 years | Gibraltar |
| 1980s | 72.49 years | 61.27 years | 11.22 years | Gibraltar |
| 1990s | 76.03 years | 63.82 years | 12.2 years | Gibraltar |
| 2000s | 78.79 years | 66.68 years | 12.12 years | Gibraltar |
| 2010s | 79.97 years | 69.47 years | 10.5 years | Gibraltar |
| 2020s | 80.22 years | 70.24 years | 9.98 years | Gibraltar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Gibraltar or World?
- Gibraltar, at 81.03 years against 71.12 years in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Gibraltar and World?
- 9.91 years, with Gibraltar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gibraltar and World rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Gibraltar ranks 23rd and World ranks 20th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.