Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Maldives: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
64.92 years
in 2024
Maldives
81.28 years
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
41st
Maldives rank
44th

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 81.28 years against 64.92 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 16.36 years.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 41st and Maldives ranks 44th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 42.41 years 40.65 years 1.76 years Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1970s 45.33 years 48.9 years 3.57 years Maldives
1980s 47.84 years 58.69 years 10.85 years Maldives
1990s 50.78 years 66.6 years 15.82 years Maldives
2000s 55.6 years 73.93 years 18.33 years Maldives
2010s 61.15 years 78.33 years 17.18 years Maldives
2020s 63.82 years 79.97 years 16.15 years Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Maldives?
Maldives, at 81.28 years against 64.92 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Maldives?
16.36 years, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Maldives?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Maldives rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 41st and Maldives ranks 44th of 47 groups.
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
266 places, 17,256 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.