Malawi vs Micronesia (country): Life expectancy
Malawi
67.35 years
in 2023
Micronesia (country)
67.2 years
in 2023
Malawi rank
189th
Micronesia (country) rank
192nd
Life expectancy over time
- Malawi
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 67.35 years against 67.2 years in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
Malawi ranks 189th and Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Micronesia (country) has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.57 years | 50.91 years | 17.33 years | Micronesia (country) |
| 1960s | 35.69 years | 56.84 years | 21.15 years | Micronesia (country) |
| 1970s | 39.87 years | 61.32 years | 21.45 years | Micronesia (country) |
| 1980s | 44.35 years | 63.02 years | 18.67 years | Micronesia (country) |
| 1990s | 43.96 years | 64.16 years | 20.21 years | Micronesia (country) |
| 2000s | 51.55 years | 64.72 years | 13.17 years | Micronesia (country) |
| 2010s | 61.78 years | 65.42 years | 3.64 years | Micronesia (country) |
| 2020s | 65.85 years | 66.55 years | 0.6999 years | Micronesia (country) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Malawi or Micronesia (country)?
- Malawi, at 67.35 years against 67.2 years in Micronesia (country) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Malawi and Micronesia (country)?
- 0.15 years, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Micronesia (country)?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Micronesia (country) rank globally for life expectancy?
- Malawi ranks 189th and Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd 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.