Qatar vs Thailand: Life expectancy
Qatar
79.1 years
in 2020
Thailand
79.27 years
in 2020
Qatar rank
34th
Thailand rank
32nd
Life expectancy over time
- Qatar
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 79.27 years against 79.1 years in Qatar, a difference of 0.17 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Thailand ahead.
Qatar ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 32nd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Thailand | 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 | 27.5 years | 1.5 years | Thailand |
| 1920s | 26 years | 32.5 years | 6.5 years | Thailand |
| 1930s | 26 years | 39.3 years | 13.3 years | Thailand |
| 1950s | 49.52 years | 48.9 years | 0.625 years | Qatar |
| 1960s | 55.41 years | 54.12 years | 1.29 years | Qatar |
| 1970s | 62.7 years | 59.5 years | 3.2 years | Qatar |
| 1980s | 66.94 years | 67.45 years | 0.515 years | Thailand |
| 1990s | 74.12 years | 70.7 years | 3.42 years | Qatar |
| 2000s | 75.45 years | 73.07 years | 2.38 years | Qatar |
| 2010s | 79.24 years | 76.92 years | 2.32 years | Qatar |
| 2020s | 79.1 years | 79.27 years | 0.1752 years | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Qatar or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 79.27 years against 79.1 years in Qatar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Qatar and Thailand?
- 0.17 years, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Thailand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Qatar and Thailand rank globally for life expectancy?
- Qatar ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 32nd 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.