Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Malta or Puerto Rico?

Malta, at 85.26 years against 85.24 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

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

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.

Malta vs Puerto Rico: Life expectancy by sex

Malta

85.26 years

in 2023

Puerto Rico

85.24 years

in 2023

Malta rank

22nd

Puerto Rico rank

24th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Malta
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Malta currently reports 85.26 years against 85.24 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 22nd and Puerto Rico ranks 24th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	67.38 years	66.5 years	0.8751 years	Malta
1960s	71.22 years	72.16 years	0.9382 years	Puerto Rico
1970s	73.69 years	75.07 years	1.38 years	Puerto Rico
1980s	76.01 years	76.75 years	0.7452 years	Puerto Rico
1990s	79.23 years	78.23 years	1 years	Malta
2000s	81.65 years	80.69 years	0.9607 years	Malta
2010s	84.4 years	83.41 years	0.9887 years	Malta
2020s	84.58 years	84.15 years	0.4269 years	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Malta or Puerto Rico?: Malta, at 85.26 years against 85.24 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Malta and Puerto Rico?: 0.02 years, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malta and Puerto Rico rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Malta ranks 22nd and Puerto Rico ranks 24th 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.