Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, Malawi or Namibia?

Namibia, at 67.38 years against 67.35 years in Malawi as of 2023.

What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages between Malawi and Namibia?

0.03 years, with Namibia ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Namibia: Remaining life expectancy at different ages

Malawi

67.35 years

in 2023

Namibia

67.38 years

in 2023

Malawi rank

189th

Namibia rank

188th

Remaining life expectancy at different ages over time

Malawi
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 67.38 years against 67.35 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.03 years.

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

Malawi ranks 189th and Namibia ranks 188th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	33.57 years	44.78 years	11.21 years	Namibia
1960s	35.69 years	51.46 years	15.78 years	Namibia
1970s	39.87 years	57.2 years	17.33 years	Namibia
1980s	44.35 years	58.27 years	13.92 years	Namibia
1990s	43.96 years	57.88 years	13.92 years	Namibia
2000s	51.55 years	53.09 years	1.54 years	Namibia
2010s	61.78 years	59.69 years	2.1 years	Malawi
2020s	65.85 years	64.12 years	1.72 years	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, Malawi or Namibia?: Namibia, at 67.38 years against 67.35 years in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages between Malawi and Namibia?: 0.03 years, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Namibia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Namibia rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages?: Malawi ranks 189th and Namibia ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Remaining life expectancy at different ages
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.