United Arab Emirates vs Vatican: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
United Arab Emirates
82.91 years
in 2023
Vatican
82.98 years
in 2023
United Arab Emirates rank
24th
Vatican rank
23rd
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time
- United Arab Emirates
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports 82.98 years against 82.91 years in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vatican ahead.
United Arab Emirates ranks 24th and Vatican ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Vatican has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Arab Emirates | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.76 years | 67.12 years | 21.36 years | Vatican |
| 1960s | 55.1 years | 70.11 years | 15 years | Vatican |
| 1970s | 64.52 years | 72.63 years | 8.11 years | Vatican |
| 1980s | 69.8 years | 75.35 years | 5.55 years | Vatican |
| 1990s | 72.02 years | 77.73 years | 5.72 years | Vatican |
| 2000s | 79.92 years | 80.5 years | 0.5815 years | Vatican |
| 2010s | 82.13 years | 82.53 years | 0.3984 years | Vatican |
| 2020s | 81.1 years | 83.06 years | 1.96 years | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, United Arab Emirates or Vatican?
- Vatican, at 82.98 years against 82.91 years in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between United Arab Emirates and Vatican?
- 0.07 years, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do United Arab Emirates and Vatican rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 24th and Vatican ranks 23rd 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.