What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?

The highest recorded value was 82.91 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?

The lowest recorded value was 42.15 years in 1950.

How does United Arab Emirates rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?

United Arab Emirates ranks 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates

Name: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 82.91 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

82.91 years

Change on year

up 3.0%

World rank

24th

of 236 countries

All-time high

82.91 years

in 2023

All-time low

42.15 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 82.91 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 82.91 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.15 years, in 1950.

United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	45.76 years	42.15 years	49.7 years	10
1960s	55.1 years	50.65 years	59.76 years	10
1970s	64.52 years	60.78 years	67.64 years	10
1980s	69.8 years	68.16 years	70.96 years	10
1990s	72.02 years	71.07 years	74.98 years	10
2000s	79.92 years	76.35 years	81.68 years	10
2010s	82.13 years	81.89 years	82.6 years	10
2020s	81.1 years	79.08 years	82.91 years	4

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

21 Sweden 83.26 years compare
22 Macao 83.07 years compare
23 Vatican 82.98 years compare
25 Iceland 82.69 years compare
26 Canada 82.63 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for United Arab Emirates

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 308.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 287 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 10 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 10 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 159,460 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 101,190 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 143,931 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 90,961 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 131,855 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 80,194 (2025)

All data for United Arab Emirates →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates?: Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates was 82.91 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?: The highest recorded value was 82.91 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?: The lowest recorded value was 42.15 years in 1950.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: United Arab Emirates ranks 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.