Malta vs Sweden: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Malta
83.3 years
in 2023
Sweden
83.26 years
in 2023
Malta rank
19th
Sweden rank
21st
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Malta currently reports 83.3 years against 83.26 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Malta ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.75 years | 72.29 years | 6.53 years | Sweden |
| 1960s | 69.36 years | 73.74 years | 4.38 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 71.59 years | 75.02 years | 3.43 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 73.96 years | 76.7 years | 2.74 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 76.93 years | 78.63 years | 1.71 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 79.2 years | 80.52 years | 1.31 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 82.15 years | 82.17 years | 0.0225 years | Sweden |
| 2020s | 82.55 years | 82.94 years | 0.3885 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Malta or Sweden?
- Malta, at 83.3 years against 83.26 years in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Malta and Sweden?
- 0.04 years, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 21st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.