Luxembourg vs Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Luxembourg
0.0864
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0862
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
167th
Saudi Arabia rank
169th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Luxembourg
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.0864 against 0.0862 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0002.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 167th 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 | Luxembourg | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1456 | 0.4119 | 0.2663 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 0.1231 | 0.3465 | 0.2234 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.1135 | 0.252 | 0.1385 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.1062 | 0.1698 | 0.0637 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.1008 | 0.1271 | 0.0263 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.0936 | 0.1077 | 0.0141 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0893 | 0.0933 | 0.004 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0869 | 0.0882 | 0.0014 | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Luxembourg or Saudi Arabia?
- Luxembourg, at 0.0864 against 0.0862 in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0002, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Luxembourg ranks 167th 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.