Poland vs Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy
Poland
78.63 years
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
78.73 years
in 2023
Poland rank
69th
Saudi Arabia rank
68th
Life expectancy over time
- Poland
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 78.73 years against 78.63 years in Poland, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 69th and Saudi Arabia ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.27 years | 42.36 years | 19.91 years | Poland |
| 1960s | 68.88 years | 48.27 years | 20.61 years | Poland |
| 1970s | 70.29 years | 57.23 years | 13.06 years | Poland |
| 1980s | 70.69 years | 65.59 years | 5.1 years | Poland |
| 1990s | 71.81 years | 70.69 years | 1.11 years | Poland |
| 2000s | 74.93 years | 74.15 years | 0.7822 years | Poland |
| 2010s | 77.25 years | 77.31 years | 0.0559 years | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 77.2 years | 77.68 years | 0.4843 years | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Poland or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 78.73 years against 78.63 years in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Poland and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Poland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for life expectancy?
- Poland ranks 69th 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. 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.