Macao vs Vatican: Life expectancy
Macao
83.07 years
in 2023
Vatican
82.98 years
in 2023
Macao rank
22nd
Vatican rank
23rd
Life expectancy over time
- Macao
- Vatican
How they compare
Macao currently reports 83.07 years against 82.98 years in Vatican, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vatican ahead.
Macao ranks 22nd and Vatican ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 2 and Vatican in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.74 years | 67.12 years | 6.38 years | Vatican |
| 1960s | 66.2 years | 70.11 years | 3.91 years | Vatican |
| 1970s | 70.85 years | 72.63 years | 1.79 years | Vatican |
| 1980s | 74.52 years | 75.35 years | 0.8328 years | Vatican |
| 1990s | 77.68 years | 77.73 years | 0.0566 years | Vatican |
| 2000s | 80.48 years | 80.5 years | 0.024 years | Vatican |
| 2010s | 82.68 years | 82.53 years | 0.1484 years | Macao |
| 2020s | 83.4 years | 83.06 years | 0.3383 years | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Macao or Vatican?
- Macao, at 83.07 years against 82.98 years in Vatican as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Macao and Vatican?
- 0.09 years, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Macao and Vatican rank globally for life expectancy?
- Macao ranks 22nd and Vatican ranks 23rd 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.