Malawi vs East Timor: Life expectancy
Malawi
67.35 years
in 2023
East Timor
67.69 years
in 2023
Malawi rank
189th
East Timor rank
186th
Life expectancy over time
- Malawi
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 67.69 years against 67.35 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.34 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 189th and East Timor ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and East Timor in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.57 years | 30.55 years | 3.03 years | Malawi |
| 1960s | 35.69 years | 34.48 years | 1.21 years | Malawi |
| 1970s | 39.87 years | 31.13 years | 8.74 years | Malawi |
| 1980s | 44.35 years | 34.68 years | 9.67 years | Malawi |
| 1990s | 43.96 years | 46.99 years | 3.04 years | East Timor |
| 2000s | 51.55 years | 60.89 years | 9.34 years | East Timor |
| 2010s | 61.78 years | 65.13 years | 3.35 years | East Timor |
| 2020s | 65.85 years | 67.04 years | 1.2 years | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Malawi or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 67.69 years against 67.35 years in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Malawi and East Timor?
- 0.34 years, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and East Timor?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and East Timor rank globally for life expectancy?
- Malawi ranks 189th and East Timor ranks 186th 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.