Which has higher life expectancy, Martinique or Qatar?

Martinique, at 82.57 years against 82.37 years in Qatar as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Martinique and Qatar?

0.2 years, with Martinique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Martinique and Qatar?

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.

Martinique vs Qatar: Life expectancy

Martinique

82.57 years

in 2023

Qatar

82.37 years

in 2023

Martinique rank

27th

Qatar rank

30th

Life expectancy over time

Martinique
Qatar

How they compare

Martinique currently reports 82.57 years against 82.37 years in Qatar, a difference of 0.2 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Martinique ahead.

Martinique ranks 27th and Qatar ranks 30th of 236 regions.

Across the 8 decades both report, Martinique averaged higher in 7 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Martinique	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	58.02 years	53.88 years	4.14 years	Martinique
1960s	63.71 years	61.05 years	2.67 years	Martinique
1970s	68.74 years	67.33 years	1.4 years	Martinique
1980s	73.97 years	71.6 years	2.37 years	Martinique
1990s	77.09 years	74.28 years	2.81 years	Martinique
2000s	79.77 years	76.82 years	2.95 years	Martinique
2010s	81.84 years	81.44 years	0.4016 years	Martinique
2020s	80.35 years	81.43 years	1.08 years	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Martinique or Qatar?: Martinique, at 82.57 years against 82.37 years in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Martinique and Qatar?: 0.2 years, with Martinique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Martinique and Qatar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Martinique and Qatar rank globally for life expectancy?: Martinique ranks 27th and Qatar ranks 30th of 236 regions.
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.