Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy
Bahrain
79.17 years
in 2020
United Arab Emirates
78.95 years
in 2020
Bahrain rank
33rd
United Arab Emirates rank
35th
Life expectancy over time
- Bahrain
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 79.17 years against 78.95 years in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.22 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Bahrain ranks 33rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 7 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1910s | 26 years | 26 years | 0 years | — |
| 1920s | 26 years | 26 years | 0 years | — |
| 1930s | 26 years | 26 years | 0 years | — |
| 1950s | 52.52 years | 49.52 years | 3 years | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 57.3 years | 55.41 years | 1.89 years | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 63.49 years | 63.08 years | 0.4151 years | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 68.67 years | 68.76 years | 0.0895 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 73.23 years | 72.3 years | 0.9358 years | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 76.21 years | 75.53 years | 0.6822 years | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 79.08 years | 78.78 years | 0.298 years | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 79.17 years | 78.95 years | 0.2278 years | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Bahrain or United Arab Emirates?
- Bahrain, at 79.17 years against 78.95 years in United Arab Emirates as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.22 years, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Bahrain and United Arab Emirates rank globally for life expectancy?
- Bahrain ranks 33rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing 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
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.