Sweden vs United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy
Sweden
83.26 years
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
82.91 years
in 2023
Sweden rank
21st
United Arab Emirates rank
24th
Life expectancy over time
- Sweden
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 83.26 years against 82.91 years in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.35 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.29 years | 45.76 years | 26.53 years | Sweden |
| 1960s | 73.73 years | 55.1 years | 18.63 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 75.02 years | 64.52 years | 10.49 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 76.7 years | 69.8 years | 6.9 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 78.63 years | 72.02 years | 6.62 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 80.52 years | 79.92 years | 0.5971 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 82.17 years | 82.13 years | 0.037 years | Sweden |
| 2020s | 82.94 years | 81.1 years | 1.83 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Sweden or United Arab Emirates?
- Sweden, at 83.26 years against 82.91 years in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Sweden and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.35 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Arab Emirates?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and United Arab Emirates rank globally for life expectancy?
- Sweden ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.