Maldives vs United Kingdom: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Maldives
81.28 years
in 2024
United Kingdom
81.39 years
in 2024
Maldives rank
44th
United Kingdom rank
42nd
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Maldives
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 81.39 years against 81.28 years in Maldives, a difference of 0.11 years.
Across all 65 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 44th and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.65 years | 71.42 years | 30.77 years | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 48.9 years | 72.64 years | 23.74 years | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 58.69 years | 74.68 years | 15.99 years | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 66.6 years | 76.74 years | 10.14 years | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 73.93 years | 78.85 years | 4.92 years | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 78.33 years | 81.06 years | 2.72 years | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 79.97 years | 80.92 years | 0.9529 years | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Maldives or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 81.39 years against 81.28 years in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Maldives and United Kingdom?
- 0.11 years, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Kingdom?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and United Kingdom rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Maldives ranks 44th and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 218 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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About this data
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.