Norway vs United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy at birth, total

Norway
83.16 years
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
83.07 years
in 2024
Norway rank
19th
United Arab Emirates rank
21st

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Norway
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 83.16 years against 83.07 years in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 21st of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 73.66 years 55.1 years 18.56 years Norway
1970s 74.79 years 64.52 years 10.27 years Norway
1980s 76.08 years 69.8 years 6.28 years Norway
1990s 77.62 years 72.02 years 5.6 years Norway
2000s 79.78 years 79.92 years 0.1396 years United Arab Emirates
2010s 82.06 years 82.13 years 0.0707 years United Arab Emirates
2020s 83.01 years 81.5 years 1.51 years Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Norway or United Arab Emirates?
Norway, at 83.16 years against 83.07 years in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Norway and United Arab Emirates?
0.09 years, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Arab Emirates?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Norway and United Arab Emirates rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Norway ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 21st 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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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
265 places, 17,191 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.