Chile vs Maldives: Life expectancy at birth, total

Chile
81.36 years
in 2024
Maldives
81.28 years
in 2024
Chile rank
43rd
Maldives rank
44th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Chile
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 81.36 years against 81.28 years in Maldives, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 43rd and Maldives ranks 44th of 217 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 59.44 years 40.65 years 18.79 years Chile
1970s 65.62 years 48.9 years 16.73 years Chile
1980s 71.38 years 58.69 years 12.68 years Chile
1990s 75.15 years 66.6 years 8.55 years Chile
2000s 78.2 years 73.93 years 4.27 years Chile
2010s 79.86 years 78.33 years 1.53 years Chile
2020s 79.99 years 79.97 years 0.0152 years Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Chile or Maldives?
Chile, at 81.36 years against 81.28 years in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Chile and Maldives?
0.08 years, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Maldives?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Chile and Maldives rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Chile ranks 43rd and Maldives ranks 44th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.