Small states vs United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Small states
73.11 years
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
83.07 years
in 2024
Small states rank
23rd
United Arab Emirates rank
21st
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Small states
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 83.07 years against 73.11 years in Small states, a difference of 9.96 years.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Small states ahead.
Small states ranks 23rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.64 years | 55.1 years | 4.54 years | Small states |
| 1970s | 61.81 years | 64.52 years | 2.71 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 64.2 years | 69.8 years | 5.6 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 65.81 years | 72.02 years | 6.2 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 67.98 years | 79.92 years | 11.94 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 70.94 years | 82.13 years | 11.19 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 72.2 years | 81.5 years | 9.3 years | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Small states or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 83.07 years against 73.11 years in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Small states and United Arab Emirates?
- 9.96 years, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United Arab Emirates?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Small states and United Arab Emirates rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Small states ranks 23rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 21st of 47 groups.
- 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.