Northern Mariana Islands vs Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy at birth, total

Northern Mariana Islands
78.95 years
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
78.98 years
in 2024
Northern Mariana Islands rank
58th
Saudi Arabia rank
57th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 78.98 years against 78.95 years in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.03 years.

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

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 58th and Saudi Arabia ranks 57th of 218 countries.

Northern Mariana Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Mariana Islands Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 62.85 years 48.27 years 14.58 years Northern Mariana Islands
1970s 66.58 years 57.23 years 9.36 years Northern Mariana Islands
1980s 69.09 years 65.59 years 3.5 years Northern Mariana Islands
1990s 71.9 years 70.69 years 1.21 years Northern Mariana Islands
2000s 76.82 years 74.15 years 2.67 years Northern Mariana Islands
2010s 77.55 years 77.31 years 0.2398 years Northern Mariana Islands
2020s 78.5 years 77.94 years 0.5534 years Northern Mariana Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Northern Mariana Islands or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 78.98 years against 78.95 years in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Northern Mariana Islands and Saudi Arabia?
0.03 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Saudi Arabia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Northern Mariana Islands and Saudi Arabia rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 58th 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.