Malta vs Sweden: Life expectancy, source comparison
Malta
83.3 years
in 2023
Sweden
83.26 years
in 2023
Malta rank
19th
Sweden rank
21st
Life expectancy, source comparison over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Malta currently reports 83.3 years against 83.26 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Malta ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.75 years | 72.29 years | 6.53 years | Sweden |
| 1960s | 69.36 years | 73.74 years | 4.38 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 71.59 years | 75.02 years | 3.43 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 73.96 years | 76.7 years | 2.74 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 76.93 years | 78.63 years | 1.71 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 79.2 years | 80.52 years | 1.31 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 82.15 years | 82.17 years | 0.0225 years | Sweden |
| 2020s | 82.55 years | 82.94 years | 0.3885 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, source comparison, Malta or Sweden?
- Malta, at 83.3 years against 83.26 years in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy, source comparison between Malta and Sweden?
- 0.04 years, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Malta ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 21st 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.