Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy

Qatar
79.1 years
in 2020
United Arab Emirates
78.95 years
in 2020
Qatar rank
34th
United Arab Emirates rank
35th

Life expectancy over time

  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 79.1 years against 78.95 years in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.15 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Qatar ranks 34th and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar 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 49.52 years 49.52 years 0 years
1960s 55.41 years 55.41 years 0 years
1970s 62.7 years 63.08 years 0.3746 years United Arab Emirates
1980s 66.94 years 68.76 years 1.83 years United Arab Emirates
1990s 74.12 years 72.3 years 1.82 years Qatar
2000s 75.45 years 75.53 years 0.0855 years United Arab Emirates
2010s 79.24 years 78.78 years 0.4661 years Qatar
2020s 79.1 years 78.95 years 0.153 years Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
Qatar, at 79.1 years against 78.95 years in United Arab Emirates as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
0.15 years, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for life expectancy?
Qatar ranks 34th 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

Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

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.