Malaysia vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Life expectancy by sex
Malaysia
79.37 years
in 2023
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
79.53 years
in 2023
Malaysia rank
107th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
105th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Malaysia
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 79.53 years against 79.37 years in Malaysia, a difference of 0.16 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
Malaysia ranks 107th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.17 years | 65.39 years | 12.22 years | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1960s | 61.64 years | 69.43 years | 7.79 years | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1970s | 67.24 years | 73.28 years | 6.03 years | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1980s | 71.98 years | 74.2 years | 2.22 years | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1990s | 74.52 years | 75.21 years | 0.6896 years | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2000s | 76.89 years | 77.26 years | 0.3669 years | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2010s | 78.21 years | 78.51 years | 0.2968 years | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2020s | 78.26 years | 78.74 years | 0.4798 years | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Malaysia or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 79.53 years against 79.37 years in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Malaysia and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 0.16 years, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Malaysia ranks 107th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 105th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.