Malta vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita
Malta
0.1104 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0181 units per person
in 2025
Malta rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita over time
- Malta
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.1104 units per person against 0.0181 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0923 units per person.
That makes Malta's figure about 6.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 217 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0446 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 0.0274 units per person | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.0538 units per person | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0369 units per person | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.0562 units per person | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0393 units per person | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.0646 units per person | 0.0167 units per person | 0.0479 units per person | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.0768 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 0.0602 units per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.0976 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 0.0809 units per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.1052 units per person | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0876 units per person | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, per capita, Malta or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Malta, at 0.1104 units per person against 0.0181 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per capita between Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0923 units per person, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- Malta ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.