New Caledonia vs Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy at birth, total

New Caledonia
78.92 years
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
78.98 years
in 2024
New Caledonia rank
60th
Saudi Arabia rank
57th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • New Caledonia
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 78.98 years against 78.92 years in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Caledonia ahead.

New Caledonia ranks 60th and Saudi Arabia ranks 57th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Caledonia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 55.75 years 48.27 years 7.47 years New Caledonia
1970s 62.81 years 57.23 years 5.59 years New Caledonia
1980s 67.53 years 65.59 years 1.94 years New Caledonia
1990s 71.2 years 70.69 years 0.5064 years New Caledonia
2000s 74.72 years 74.15 years 0.5647 years New Caledonia
2010s 76.97 years 77.31 years 0.3331 years Saudi Arabia
2020s 77.91 years 77.94 years 0.0324 years Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, New Caledonia or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 78.98 years against 78.92 years in New Caledonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between New Caledonia and Saudi Arabia?
0.06 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Saudi Arabia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do New Caledonia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
New Caledonia ranks 60th and Saudi Arabia ranks 57th of 218 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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.