Malta vs Norway: Life expectancy, source comparison
Malta
83.3 years
in 2023
Norway
83.31 years
in 2023
Malta rank
19th
Norway rank
18th
Life expectancy, source comparison over time
- Malta
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 83.31 years against 83.3 years in Malta, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Malta ranks 19th and Norway ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.75 years | 73.04 years | 7.29 years | Norway |
| 1960s | 69.36 years | 73.67 years | 4.31 years | Norway |
| 1970s | 71.59 years | 74.79 years | 3.2 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 73.96 years | 76.1 years | 2.14 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 76.93 years | 77.69 years | 0.7648 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 79.2 years | 79.87 years | 0.6669 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 82.15 years | 82.05 years | 0.0974 years | Malta |
| 2020s | 82.55 years | 83.08 years | 0.5247 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, source comparison, Malta or Norway?
- Norway, at 83.31 years against 83.3 years in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy, source comparison between Malta and Norway?
- 0.01 years, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Norway rank globally for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Malta ranks 19th and Norway ranks 18th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.