France vs Malta: Life expectancy
France
83.33 years
in 2023
Malta
83.3 years
in 2023
France rank
17th
Malta rank
19th
Life expectancy over time
- France
- Malta
How they compare
France currently reports 83.33 years against 83.3 years in Malta, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 17th and Malta ranks 19th of 236 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.15 years | 65.75 years | 2.39 years | France |
| 1960s | 71.02 years | 69.36 years | 1.66 years | France |
| 1970s | 72.95 years | 71.59 years | 1.36 years | France |
| 1980s | 75.33 years | 73.96 years | 1.37 years | France |
| 1990s | 77.8 years | 76.93 years | 0.8679 years | France |
| 2000s | 80.17 years | 79.2 years | 0.9647 years | France |
| 2010s | 82.16 years | 82.15 years | 0.0141 years | France |
| 2020s | 82.58 years | 82.55 years | 0.0303 years | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, France or Malta?
- France, at 83.33 years against 83.3 years in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between France and Malta?
- 0.03 years, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do France and Malta rank globally for life expectancy?
- France ranks 17th and Malta ranks 19th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.