Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Bahrain
0.0864
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0862
in 2023
Bahrain rank
166th
Saudi Arabia rank
169th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.0864 against 0.0862 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0002.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 166th and Saudi Arabia ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4086 | 0.4119 | 0.0032 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 0.2522 | 0.3465 | 0.0943 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.1533 | 0.252 | 0.0987 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.1221 | 0.1698 | 0.0478 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.1071 | 0.1271 | 0.02 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.0934 | 0.1077 | 0.0143 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0928 | 0.0933 | 0.0005 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0877 | 0.0882 | 0.0005 | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Bahrain or Saudi Arabia?
- Bahrain, at 0.0864 against 0.0862 in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0002, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Saudi Arabia rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Bahrain ranks 166th and Saudi Arabia ranks 169th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.