Germany vs Maldives: Life expectancy at birth, total

Germany
80.79 years
in 2024
Maldives
81.28 years
in 2024
Germany rank
47th
Maldives rank
44th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Germany
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 81.28 years against 80.79 years in Germany, a difference of 0.49 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 47th and Maldives ranks 44th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 70.11 years 40.65 years 29.46 years Germany
1970s 71.48 years 48.9 years 22.58 years Germany
1980s 74.05 years 58.69 years 15.35 years Germany
1990s 76.37 years 66.6 years 9.77 years Germany
2000s 78.87 years 73.93 years 4.94 years Germany
2010s 80.74 years 78.33 years 2.4 years Germany
2020s 80.85 years 79.97 years 0.8846 years Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Germany or Maldives?
Maldives, at 81.28 years against 80.79 years in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Germany and Maldives?
0.49 years, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Maldives?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Germany and Maldives rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Germany ranks 47th 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.