Which has higher life expectancy, Malawi or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 67.65 years against 67.35 years in Malawi as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Malawi and Pakistan?

0.3 years, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pakistan?

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

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.

Malawi vs Pakistan: Life expectancy

Malawi

67.35 years

in 2023

Pakistan

67.65 years

in 2023

Malawi rank

189th

Pakistan rank

187th

Life expectancy over time

Malawi
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 67.65 years against 67.35 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.3 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 189th and Pakistan ranks 187th of 236 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	33.57 years	38.99 years	5.42 years	Pakistan
1960s	35.69 years	48.25 years	12.56 years	Pakistan
1970s	39.87 years	54.21 years	14.34 years	Pakistan
1980s	44.35 years	58.72 years	14.37 years	Pakistan
1990s	43.96 years	60.39 years	16.43 years	Pakistan
2000s	51.55 years	63.07 years	11.52 years	Pakistan
2010s	61.78 years	65.54 years	3.76 years	Pakistan
2020s	65.85 years	66.64 years	0.788 years	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Malawi or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 67.65 years against 67.35 years in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Malawi and Pakistan?: 0.3 years, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pakistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Pakistan rank globally for life expectancy?: Malawi ranks 189th and Pakistan ranks 187th 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

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.