Egypt vs United Arab Emirates
Egypt vs United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 71.6 years in Egypt and 82.9 years in United Arab Emirates, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 11.3 years, or 1.16 times that in Egypt.
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What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Egypt ranked 150 and United Arab Emirates ranked 22 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Egypt at 83.5 years and United Arab Emirates at 91.6 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Egypt | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 71.6 | 82.9 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 71 | 80.5 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 69 | 79.1 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 69.8 | 81.9 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 71.2 | 82.6 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 71 | 82.5 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 70.7 | 82.4 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 70.4 | 82.2 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 70.1 | 82.1 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 69.9 | 82 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 69.6 | 82 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 69.5 | 81.9 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 69.2 | 81.9 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 69.1 | 81.9 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 68.9 | 81.7 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 68.8 | 81.6 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 68.6 | 81.4 | 69 |
| 2006 | 68.5 | 81.2 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 68.4 | 80.8 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 68.2 | 80.3 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 68.1 | 79.6 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 67.9 | 78.7 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 67.6 | 77.6 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 67.3 | 76.4 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 67 | 75 | 66 |
| 1998 | 66.6 | 73.7 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 66.2 | 72.6 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 65.7 | 71.8 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 65.2 | 71.4 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 64.7 | 71.2 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 64.2 | 71.2 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 63.6 | 71.2 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 63.1 | 71.1 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 62.5 | 71.1 | 64 |
| 1989 | 62 | 71 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 61.4 | 70.8 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 60.7 | 70.6 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 60.1 | 70.4 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 59.4 | 70.1 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 58.7 | 69.8 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 58 | 69.5 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 57.2 | 69.1 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 56.5 | 68.6 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 55.7 | 68.2 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 54.9 | 67.6 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 54.1 | 67.1 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 53.3 | 66.5 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 52.5 | 65.8 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 51.7 | 65.1 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 51 | 64.4 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 50.1 | 63.5 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 49.9 | 62.7 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 49.5 | 61.8 | 56 |
| 1970 | 49 | 60.8 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 48.7 | 59.8 | 56 |
| 1968 | 48.6 | 58.7 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 48.1 | 57.7 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 48 | 56.6 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 47.6 | 55.5 | 54 |
| 1964 | 47.1 | 54.5 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 46.5 | 53.5 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 45.8 | 52.6 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 45.2 | 51.6 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 44.4 | 50.7 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 43.7 | 49.7 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 42.9 | 48.8 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 42.1 | 47.8 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 41 | 46.9 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 40.2 | 46.1 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 39.1 | 45.2 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 37.9 | 44.4 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 36.6 | 43.6 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 35.3 | 42.9 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 34 | 42.2 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | 36.7 | – | – |
| 1948 | 36.2 | – | – |
| 1947 | 36.1 | – | – |
| 1946 | 34.4 | – | – |
| 1945 | 32.3 | – | – |
| 1944 | 33.4 | – | – |
| 1943 | 29.8 | – | – |
| 1942 | 30.5 | – | – |
| 1941 | 35.7 | – | – |
| 1940 | 34.4 | – | – |
| 1939 | 36 | – | – |
| 1938 | 34.8 | – | – |
| 1937 | 34.5 | – | – |
| 1936 | 31.3 | – | – |
| 1935 | 33.2 | – | – |
| 1934 | 31.5 | – | – |
| 1933 | 32.3 | – | – |
| 1932 | 31 | – | – |
| 1931 | 32.5 | – | – |
| 1930 | 35.4 | – | – |
| 1929 | 30.6 | – | – |
| 1928 | 30.7 | – | – |
| 1927 | 33 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Egypt | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.870.5–73.1 | 83.182.1–84 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 7270.2–73.7 | 83.282–84.5 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 72.270–74.3 | 83.481.8–84.9 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 72.369.9–74.8 | 83.681.7–85.2 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 72.569.6–75.2 | 83.781.6–85.6 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 72.769.5–75.6 | 83.981.6–85.9 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 72.969.4–75.9 | 8481.6–86.2 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 7369.2–76.3 | 84.281.6–86.5 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 73.269.2–76.7 | 84.381.5–86.7 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 73.469.3–77 | 84.481.6–87.1 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 73.569.1–77.4 | 84.681.6–87.3 | 75 |
| 2035 | 73.769.2–77.7 | 84.781.6–87.6 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 73.969.1–78 | 84.881.6–87.8 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 7469.1–78.2 | 8581.7–88.2 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 74.269.2–78.5 | 85.181.6–88.3 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 74.369.2–78.8 | 85.281.6–88.7 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 74.569.1–79 | 85.481.7–88.9 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 74.769.1–79.3 | 85.581.8–89 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 74.869.1–79.7 | 85.781.9–89.2 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 7568.9–79.9 | 85.882–89.6 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 75.169.1–80.2 | 85.982–89.8 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 75.369.1–80.5 | 8682.1–90 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 75.469.1–80.7 | 86.282.1–90.3 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 75.669.1–80.9 | 86.382.2–90.5 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 75.869.4–81.4 | 86.482.3–90.7 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 75.969.3–81.5 | 86.582.5–90.9 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 76.169.2–81.7 | 86.682.6–90.8 | 77 |
| 2051 | 76.269.4–81.8 | 86.782.6–91.1 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 76.469.6–82.3 | 86.882.7–91.1 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 76.569.6–82.6 | 86.982.7–91.3 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 76.769.5–82.6 | 8782.9–91.5 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 76.969.7–83.1 | 87.183–91.7 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 7769.7–83.3 | 87.283–92.1 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 77.269.6–83.6 | 87.383.1–92.2 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 77.369.7–83.8 | 87.483–92.5 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 77.569.8–83.9 | 87.583.1–92.7 | 78 |
| 2060 | 77.669.6–84.1 | 87.683.2–92.9 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 77.869.7–84.3 | 87.783.2–93.1 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 77.969.9–84.6 | 87.883.3–93.3 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 78.169.8–84.8 | 87.983.3–93.6 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 78.369.8–84.8 | 8883.5–93.8 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 78.470–85.1 | 88.183.4–93.7 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 78.670–85.3 | 88.283.5–93.9 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 78.770–85.4 | 88.383.5–94.1 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 78.969.9–85.6 | 88.483.7–94.2 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 7970.2–85.9 | 88.683.7–94.5 | 79 |
| 2070 | 79.270.1–86.1 | 88.783.7–94.5 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 79.470.1–86.1 | 88.884–94.6 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 79.570.4–86.4 | 88.984.1–94.8 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 79.770.6–86.6 | 8984.1–94.8 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 79.870.5–86.8 | 89.184–94.9 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 8070.6–87.1 | 89.284.1–95.3 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 80.170.5–87 | 89.284.1–95.3 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 80.270.4–87.1 | 89.384.2–95.4 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 80.470.6–87.3 | 89.484.3–95.5 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 80.570.7–87.5 | 89.584.2–95.7 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 80.770.9–87.7 | 89.684.2–96 | 80 |
| 2081 | 80.870.7–87.9 | 89.784.4–96.1 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 8170.7–87.8 | 89.784.4–96.3 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 81.170.9–88 | 89.884.4–96.6 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 81.370.9–88.2 | 89.984.2–96.4 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 81.470.8–88.3 | 90.184.5–96.5 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 81.570.8–88.5 | 90.284.5–96.7 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 81.770.8–88.7 | 90.384.6–97.1 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 81.870.7–89 | 90.484.8–97.4 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 8271–89.3 | 90.584.7–97.5 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 82.171.2–89.5 | 90.684.6–97.7 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 82.371.2–89.6 | 90.784.7–97.7 | 81 |
| 2092 | 82.471.2–89.6 | 90.884.7–98 | 81 |
| 2093 | 82.571.1–89.8 | 90.984.8–98.1 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 82.771.2–90.2 | 9184.7–98.3 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 82.871.2–90.2 | 91.184.7–98.3 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 82.971.3–90.4 | 91.284.9–98.5 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 83.171.4–90.5 | 91.385–98.8 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 83.271.6–90.6 | 91.485–98.8 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 83.371.5–90.9 | 91.585–99 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 83.571.8–90.9 | 91.685.1–99.2 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs United Arab Emirates
Health
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personEgypt: $4,253 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthEgypt: 2.4% a year in 2024United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationEgypt: 20.4% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtEgypt: 90.9% of GDP in 2024United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025