Malta vs Singapore: Life expectancy
Malta
83.35 years
in 2020
Singapore
82.86 years
in 2020
Malta rank
5th
Singapore rank
8th
Life expectancy over time
- Malta
- Singapore
How they compare
Malta currently reports 83.35 years against 82.86 years in Singapore, a difference of 0.49 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 8th of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 7 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.88 years | 61.83 years | 5.05 years | Malta |
| 1960s | 68.87 years | 64.7 years | 4.16 years | Malta |
| 1970s | 70.81 years | 68.82 years | 1.99 years | Malta |
| 1980s | 73.58 years | 71.89 years | 1.69 years | Malta |
| 1990s | 76.54 years | 75.46 years | 1.08 years | Malta |
| 2000s | 78.61 years | 79.71 years | 1.1 years | Singapore |
| 2010s | 82.39 years | 82.26 years | 0.129 years | Malta |
| 2020s | 83.35 years | 82.86 years | 0.4935 years | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Malta or Singapore?
- Malta, at 83.35 years against 82.86 years in Singapore as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Malta and Singapore?
- 0.49 years, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Malta and Singapore rank globally for life expectancy?
- Malta ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 8th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.