Croatia vs Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Croatia
78.58 years
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
78.73 years
in 2023
Croatia rank
71st
Saudi Arabia rank
68th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Croatia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 78.73 years against 78.58 years in Croatia, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 71st and Saudi Arabia ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.27 years | 42.36 years | 19.91 years | Croatia |
| 1960s | 67.97 years | 48.27 years | 19.7 years | Croatia |
| 1970s | 70.52 years | 57.23 years | 13.3 years | Croatia |
| 1980s | 71.41 years | 65.59 years | 5.82 years | Croatia |
| 1990s | 72.48 years | 70.69 years | 1.79 years | Croatia |
| 2000s | 75.24 years | 74.15 years | 1.09 years | Croatia |
| 2010s | 77.5 years | 77.31 years | 0.1967 years | Croatia |
| 2020s | 77.87 years | 77.68 years | 0.1924 years | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Croatia or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 78.73 years against 78.58 years in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Croatia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.15 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Croatia ranks 71st and Saudi Arabia ranks 68th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.