Australia vs Maldives: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Australia
0.0712
in 2023
Maldives
0.0722
in 2023
Australia rank
225th
Maldives rank
222nd
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Australia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.0722 against 0.0712 in Australia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Australia ranks 225th and Maldives ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1234 | 0.4815 | 0.3581 | Maldives |
| 1960s | 0.1158 | 0.4398 | 0.324 | Maldives |
| 1970s | 0.1088 | 0.3461 | 0.2373 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 0.0971 | 0.2402 | 0.1431 | Maldives |
| 1990s | 0.0888 | 0.1638 | 0.0749 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.0815 | 0.1071 | 0.0256 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.0767 | 0.0835 | 0.0068 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.074 | 0.0744 | 0.0004 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Australia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.0722 against 0.0712 in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Australia and Maldives?
- 0.001, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Maldives?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Maldives rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Australia ranks 225th and Maldives ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.