Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Macau, China or Malta?

Malta, at 83.3 years against 83.08 years in Macau, China as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Malta?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Macau, China vs Malta: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita

Macau, China

83.08 years

in 2023

Malta

83.3 years

in 2023

Macau, China rank

22nd

Malta rank

19th

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time

Macau, China
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 83.3 years against 83.08 years in Macau, China, a difference of 0.22 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Macau, China ranks 22nd and Malta ranks 19th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Macau, China	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1950s	60.74 years	65.75 years	5.01 years	Malta
1960s	66.2 years	69.36 years	3.16 years	Malta
1970s	70.85 years	71.59 years	0.7441 years	Malta
1980s	74.52 years	73.96 years	0.5589 years	Macau, China
1990s	77.68 years	76.93 years	0.7485 years	Macau, China
2000s	80.48 years	79.2 years	1.28 years	Macau, China
2010s	82.68 years	82.15 years	0.5323 years	Macau, China
2020s	83.4 years	82.55 years	0.8512 years	Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Macau, China or Malta?: Malta, at 83.3 years against 83.08 years in Macau, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Macau, China and Malta?: 0.22 years, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Malta?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Macau, China and Malta rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: Macau, China ranks 22nd and Malta ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.