Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Sex gap in life expectancy
Kuwait
2.59 years
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
2.23 years
in 2023
Kuwait rank
226th
United Arab Emirates rank
229th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.59 years against 2.23 years in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.36 years.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Kuwait ranks 226th and United Arab Emirates ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.19 years | 7.87 years | 3.68 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1960s | 3.72 years | 6.61 years | 2.88 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 4.44 years | 5.73 years | 1.3 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 4.84 years | 4.64 years | 0.1987 years | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.53 years | 3.67 years | 0.8598 years | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3.96 years | 2.28 years | 1.68 years | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.81 years | 2.04 years | 0.7736 years | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.97 years | 2.78 years | 0.1909 years | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- Kuwait, at 2.59 years against 2.23 years in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.36 years, with Kuwait 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?
- Kuwait ranks 226th and United Arab Emirates ranks 229th 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. 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.