Iceland vs United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Iceland
82.69 years
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
82.91 years
in 2023
Iceland rank
25th
United Arab Emirates rank
24th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Iceland
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 82.91 years against 82.69 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.22 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 25th and United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.56 years | 45.76 years | 26.81 years | Iceland |
| 1960s | 73.57 years | 55.1 years | 18.47 years | Iceland |
| 1970s | 75.1 years | 64.52 years | 10.58 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 77.04 years | 69.8 years | 7.24 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 78.54 years | 72.02 years | 6.52 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 80.76 years | 79.92 years | 0.8393 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 82.16 years | 82.13 years | 0.0276 years | Iceland |
| 2020s | 82.46 years | 81.1 years | 1.35 years | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Iceland or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 82.91 years against 82.69 years in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Iceland and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.22 years, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Arab Emirates?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Iceland ranks 25th and United Arab Emirates ranks 24th 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.