Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Malta or Qatar?

Malta, at 82.96 years against 82.52 years in Qatar as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Qatar?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Malta vs Qatar: Life expectancy at birth, total

Malta

82.96 years

in 2024

Qatar

82.52 years

in 2024

Malta rank

25th

Qatar rank

27th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

Malta
Qatar

How they compare

Malta currently reports 82.96 years against 82.52 years in Qatar, a difference of 0.44 years.

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

Malta ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 27th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	69.27 years	61.05 years	8.22 years	Malta
1970s	71.49 years	67.33 years	4.16 years	Malta
1980s	73.86 years	71.6 years	2.26 years	Malta
1990s	77 years	74.28 years	2.72 years	Malta
2000s	79.21 years	76.82 years	2.4 years	Malta
2010s	81.78 years	81.44 years	0.343 years	Malta
2020s	82.59 years	81.65 years	0.9454 years	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Malta or Qatar?: Malta, at 82.96 years against 82.52 years in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Malta and Qatar?: 0.44 years, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Qatar?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malta and Qatar rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?: Malta ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 27th 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: 264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.