Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Kuwait
1.62 years
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
1.78 years
in 2023
Kuwait rank
229th
United Arab Emirates rank
228th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.78 years against 1.62 years in Kuwait, a difference of 0.16 years.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Kuwait ranks 229th and United Arab Emirates ranks 228th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4 years | 4.76 years | 2.36 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1960s | 2.45 years | 3.95 years | 1.5 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 3.3 years | 3.61 years | 0.315 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 3.97 years | 3.36 years | 0.6078 years | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 3.7 years | 2.71 years | 0.9908 years | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3.51 years | 1.4 years | 2.11 years | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.93 years | 1.43 years | 0.4964 years | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.22 years | 2.31 years | 0.0863 years | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 1.78 years against 1.62 years in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.16 years, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Kuwait ranks 229th and United Arab Emirates ranks 228th 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 Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.