Which has higher share in poverty vs. life expectancy, Malta or Norway?

Norway, at 83.31 years against 83.3 years in Malta as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norway?

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

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Norway: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy

Malta

83.3 years

in 2023

Norway

83.31 years

in 2023

Malta rank

19th

Norway rank

18th

Share in poverty vs. life expectancy over time

Malta
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 83.31 years against 83.3 years in Malta, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

Malta ranks 19th and Norway ranks 18th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1950s	65.75 years	73.04 years	7.29 years	Norway
1960s	69.36 years	73.67 years	4.31 years	Norway
1970s	71.59 years	74.79 years	3.2 years	Norway
1980s	73.96 years	76.1 years	2.14 years	Norway
1990s	76.93 years	77.69 years	0.7648 years	Norway
2000s	79.2 years	79.87 years	0.6669 years	Norway
2010s	82.15 years	82.05 years	0.0974 years	Malta
2020s	82.55 years	83.08 years	0.5247 years	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share in poverty vs. life expectancy, Malta or Norway?: Norway, at 83.31 years against 83.3 years in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in share in poverty vs. life expectancy between Malta and Norway?: 0.01 years, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norway?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malta and Norway rank globally for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?: Malta ranks 19th and Norway ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share in poverty vs. 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: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.