Kuwait vs Switzerland: Life expectancy at birth, total
Kuwait
84.58 years
in 2024
Switzerland
84.41 years
in 2024
Kuwait rank
4th
Switzerland rank
5th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Kuwait
- Switzerland
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 84.58 years against 84.41 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0.17 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 5th of 217 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.6 years | 71.98 years | 8.38 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 69.77 years | 74.34 years | 4.57 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 73.39 years | 76.53 years | 3.14 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 75.53 years | 78.43 years | 2.9 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 76.78 years | 81.04 years | 4.25 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 79.3 years | 83.13 years | 3.83 years | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 81.17 years | 83.78 years | 2.61 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Kuwait or Switzerland?
- Kuwait, at 84.58 years against 84.41 years in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Kuwait and Switzerland?
- 0.17 years, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 5th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.