Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Estonia or Maldives?

Estonia, at 83.04 years against 82.82 years in Maldives as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Estonia and Maldives?

0.22 years, with Estonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Maldives?

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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Maldives: Life expectancy by sex

Estonia

83.04 years

in 2023

Maldives

82.82 years

in 2023

Estonia rank

52nd

Maldives rank

54th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Estonia
Maldives

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 83.04 years against 82.82 years in Maldives, a difference of 0.22 years.

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

Estonia ranks 52nd and Maldives ranks 54th of 236 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1950s	71.1 years	38.07 years	33.03 years	Estonia
1960s	73.92 years	41.17 years	32.75 years	Estonia
1970s	74.61 years	49.36 years	25.24 years	Estonia
1980s	74.68 years	59.58 years	15.1 years	Estonia
1990s	74.91 years	67.85 years	7.07 years	Estonia
2000s	78.03 years	75.45 years	2.58 years	Estonia
2010s	81.64 years	79.97 years	1.67 years	Estonia
2020s	82.51 years	81.36 years	1.15 years	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Estonia or Maldives?: Estonia, at 83.04 years against 82.82 years in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Estonia and Maldives?: 0.22 years, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Maldives?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Maldives rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Estonia ranks 52nd and Maldives ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.