Malawi vs Namibia: Life expectancy vs. health spending

Malawi

67.35 years

in 2023

Namibia

67.39 years

in 2023

Malawi rank

189th

Namibia rank

188th

Life expectancy vs. health spending over time

Namibia currently reports 67.39 years against 67.35 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.032 years.

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

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

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
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: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.