Estonia vs Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Estonia
79.15 years
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
78.73 years
in 2023
Estonia rank
65th
Saudi Arabia rank
68th
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Estonia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 79.15 years against 78.73 years in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.42 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 65th and Saudi Arabia ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.85 years | 42.36 years | 25.48 years | Estonia |
| 1960s | 70.26 years | 48.27 years | 21.99 years | Estonia |
| 1970s | 70.16 years | 57.23 years | 12.94 years | Estonia |
| 1980s | 70.12 years | 65.59 years | 4.53 years | Estonia |
| 1990s | 69.24 years | 70.69 years | 1.45 years | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 72.63 years | 74.15 years | 1.52 years | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 77.37 years | 77.31 years | 0.0661 years | Estonia |
| 2020s | 78.41 years | 77.68 years | 0.7241 years | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Estonia or Saudi Arabia?
- Estonia, at 79.15 years against 78.73 years in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Estonia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.42 years, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Estonia ranks 65th 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) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. 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.