Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 80.4 years in Kuwait and 78.7 years in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kuwait, by 1.7 years, or 1.02 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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What the numbers say

Kuwait has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Kuwait ranked 49 and Saudi Arabia ranked 64 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kuwait at 90.6 years and Saudi Arabia at 90.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia	World
2023	80.4	78.7	73.2
2022	78.8	77.3	72.6
2021	77.6	77.1	70.9
2020	78.3	77.6	71.9
2019	80	78.3	72.6
2018	79.9	78.8	72.4
2017	79.7	78.7	72.1
2016	79.5	78.4	71.9
2015	79.2	77.8	71.6
2014	78.9	77.1	71.4
2013	78.6	76.5	71.1
2012	78.2	76.1	70.8
2011	77.9	75.8	70.4
2010	77.5	75.6	70.1
2009	77.2	75.5	69.7
2008	76.9	75.3	69.3
2007	76.7	75.1	69
2006	76.6	74.8	68.6
2005	76.5	74.4	68.1
2004	76.4	74	67.7
2003	76.3	73.7	67.4
2002	76.2	73.3	67.1
2001	76	73	66.8
2000	75.9	72.6	66.4
1999	75.7	72.3	66
1998	75.6	72	65.7
1997	75.6	71.6	65.5
1996	75.6	71.3	65.2
1995	75.7	70.9	64.9
1994	75.7	70.6	64.3
1993	75.8	70.2	64.4
1992	75.7	69.8	64.3
1991	73.3	69.3	64.1
1990	72.9	68.9	64
1989	75	68.4	63.8
1988	74.6	67.8	63.4
1987	74.2	67.2	63.2
1986	73.8	66.7	62.7
1985	73.3	66	62.2
1984	72.9	65.4	61.9
1983	72.4	64.7	61.5
1982	72	64	61.3
1981	71.5	63.3	60.9
1980	71.1	62.4	60.5
1979	70.8	61.5	60.2
1978	70.5	60.7	59.5
1977	70.2	59.8	59.2
1976	69.9	58.8	58.6
1975	69.7	57.8	58.3
1974	69.5	56.8	58.1
1973	69.2	55.8	57.7
1972	68.9	54.7	57.2
1971	68.5	53.7	56
1970	68	52.7	56.3
1969	67.4	51.8	56
1968	66.6	50.9	55.6
1967	65.8	50	55.1
1966	64.9	49.2	54.6
1965	63.9	48.4	54
1964	63	47.7	54.3
1963	62	47.1	53.7
1962	61	46.5	53.2
1961	60	45.9	50.4
1960	58.9	45.3	47.8
1959	57.9	44.8	49.6
1958	56.9	44.2	51.6
1957	55.9	43.7	51.1
1956	54.9	43.1	50.7
1955	54	42.6	50.2
1954	53.1	42.1	49.7
1953	52.3	41.6	48.8
1952	51.4	41.1	48.2
1951	50.6	40.6	47.1
1950	49.7	40	46.4
1908	26	–	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia	World
2024	80.679.6–81.6	7978–80	73.3
2025	80.879.5–82.2	79.277.8–80.5	73.5
2026	8179.2–82.6	79.477.7–81	73.8
2027	81.279.2–83.1	79.677.7–81.5	73.9
2028	81.379.2–83.4	79.877.7–81.9	74.1
2029	81.579.1–83.7	8077.6–82.3	74.2
2030	81.779.1–84	80.377.6–82.6	74.4
2031	81.979.1–84.4	80.577.6–83	74.5
2032	82.179.1–84.6	80.777.6–83.4	74.7
2033	82.279.2–85	80.977.8–83.9	74.8
2034	82.479.2–85.2	81.177.8–84.2	75
2035	82.679.2–85.4	81.377.9–84.4	75.1
2036	82.779.2–85.8	81.577.9–84.7	75.3
2037	82.979.3–86.1	81.778.1–85	75.4
2038	83.179.3–86.4	81.978.2–85.4	75.5
2039	83.279.3–86.6	82.178.2–85.6	75.7
2040	83.479.3–86.9	82.378.3–85.8	75.8
2041	83.579.4–87.2	82.578.5–86	75.9
2042	83.779.5–87.4	82.678.5–86.3	76.1
2043	83.979.5–87.5	82.878.6–86.6	76.2
2044	8479.5–87.8	8378.6–86.9	76.3
2045	84.179.6–88.1	83.278.5–87	76.5
2046	84.379.8–88.3	83.378.6–87.3	76.6
2047	84.479.8–88.3	83.578.6–87.4	76.7
2048	84.679.8–88.6	83.778.7–87.7	76.8
2049	84.780.1–88.8	83.878.7–87.9	76.9
2050	84.980.1–89	8478.8–88.2	77
2051	8580.2–89.3	84.279.3–88.4	77.1
2052	85.180.3–89.6	84.379.3–88.5	77.2
2053	85.380.5–89.6	84.579.4–88.8	77.3
2054	85.480.5–89.9	84.679.6–89	77.4
2055	85.580.6–90	84.879.9–89.1	77.6
2056	85.780.7–90.2	84.979.9–89.4	77.7
2057	85.880.7–90.5	85.180–89.6	77.8
2058	85.980.8–90.6	85.280.2–89.8	77.9
2059	86.181.1–90.8	85.480.2–90.1	78
2060	86.281.2–91	85.580.4–90.1	78.1
2061	86.381.3–91.1	85.780.5–90.4	78.2
2062	86.481.1–91.2	85.880.5–90.6	78.3
2063	86.681.3–91.4	8680.7–90.8	78.4
2064	86.781.4–91.6	86.180.8–91.2	78.5
2065	86.881.5–91.8	86.281–91.3	78.6
2066	86.981.6–92.1	86.481.1–91.4	78.7
2067	8781.9–92.3	86.581.2–91.5	78.8
2068	87.281.8–92.5	86.681.3–91.9	78.9
2069	87.382.1–92.7	86.881.4–91.9	79
2070	87.482.1–92.7	86.981.6–92.3	79.1
2071	87.582.2–92.9	8781.8–92.5	79.2
2072	87.682.5–93.2	87.281.7–92.5	79.3
2073	87.882.6–93.3	87.381.8–92.6	79.4
2074	87.982.8–93.4	87.482.1–93	79.4
2075	8882.7–93.7	87.582.1–93.1	79.5
2076	88.182.8–93.9	87.782.1–93.2	79.6
2077	88.282.9–94.1	87.882.2–93.5	79.7
2078	88.383–94.3	87.982.4–93.6	79.8
2079	88.483.1–94.5	8882.5–93.8	79.9
2080	88.583.2–94.6	88.182.6–94.1	80
2081	88.783.1–94.8	88.382.7–94.2	80.1
2082	88.883.2–95	88.482.7–94.4	80.2
2083	88.983.3–95.1	88.582.9–94.8	80.3
2084	8983.5–95.3	88.683–95.1	80.3
2085	89.183.6–95.5	88.783–95.1	80.4
2086	89.283.6–95.6	88.883.1–95.2	80.5
2087	89.383.4–95.6	8983.1–95.3	80.6
2088	89.483.6–95.7	89.183.1–95.7	80.7
2089	89.583.7–95.9	89.283–95.8	80.8
2090	89.683.7–96	89.383.3–95.9	80.9
2091	89.783.9–96.3	89.483.4–96.1	81
2092	89.884.1–96.6	89.583.7–96.3	81
2093	89.984.1–96.9	89.683.6–96.4	81.1
2094	9084.2–96.8	89.783.8–96.6	81.2
2095	90.184.2–97.1	89.883.9–96.8	81.3
2096	90.284.2–97	89.983.9–97	81.4
2097	90.384.2–97.2	9084–97.3	81.5
2098	90.484.3–97.3	90.184–97.5	81.6
2099	90.584.5–97.8	90.284.2–97.7	81.7
2100	90.684.6–97.7	90.384.3–97.9	81.7

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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.

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