Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom
Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 78.7 years in Saudi Arabia and 81.3 years in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 2.6 years, or 1.03 times that in Saudi Arabia.
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What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Saudi Arabia ranked 64 and United Kingdom ranked 42 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Saudi Arabia at 90.3 years and United Kingdom at 90.6 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
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| Year | Saudi Arabia | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 78.7 | 81.3 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 77.3 | 81.1 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 77.1 | 80.7 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 77.6 | 80.4 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 78.3 | 81.4 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 78.8 | 81.1 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 78.7 | 81.2 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 78.4 | 81.1 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 77.8 | 80.9 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 77.1 | 81.2 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 76.5 | 80.9 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 76.1 | 80.9 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 75.8 | 80.8 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 75.6 | 80.4 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 75.5 | 80.2 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 75.3 | 79.7 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 75.1 | 79.5 | 69 |
| 2006 | 74.8 | 79.4 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 74.4 | 79.1 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 74 | 78.9 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 73.7 | 78.3 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 73.3 | 78.2 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 73 | 78.1 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 72.6 | 77.9 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 72.3 | 77.4 | 66 |
| 1998 | 72 | 77.3 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 71.6 | 77.1 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 71.3 | 76.9 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 70.9 | 76.6 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 70.6 | 76.7 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 70.2 | 76.2 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 69.8 | 76.3 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 69.3 | 75.9 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 68.9 | 75.7 | 64 |
| 1989 | 68.4 | 75.4 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 67.8 | 75.3 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 67.2 | 75.2 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 66.7 | 74.8 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 66 | 74.5 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 65.4 | 74.7 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 64.7 | 74.3 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 64 | 74 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 63.3 | 73.9 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 62.4 | 73.6 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 61.5 | 73.2 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 60.7 | 73 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 59.8 | 73.1 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 58.8 | 72.6 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 57.8 | 72.7 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 56.8 | 72.4 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 55.8 | 72.2 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 54.7 | 72 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 53.7 | 72.2 | 56 |
| 1970 | 52.7 | 71.9 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 51.8 | 71.7 | 56 |
| 1968 | 50.9 | 71.7 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 50 | 72.1 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 49.2 | 71.4 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 48.4 | 71.5 | 54 |
| 1964 | 47.7 | 71.5 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 47.1 | 70.8 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 46.5 | 70.9 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 45.9 | 70.8 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 45.3 | 71 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 44.8 | 70.8 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 44.2 | 70.7 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 43.7 | 70.5 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 43.1 | 70.4 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 42.6 | 70.1 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 42.1 | 70.2 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 41.6 | 69.8 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 41.1 | 69.5 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 40.6 | 68.2 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 40 | 68.6 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | – | 68.1 | – |
| 1948 | – | 68.4 | – |
| 1947 | – | 66.4 | – |
| 1946 | – | 66.2 | – |
| 1945 | – | 65.8 | – |
| 1944 | – | 64.8 | – |
| 1943 | – | 64 | – |
| 1942 | – | 64 | – |
| 1941 | – | 61.3 | – |
| 1940 | – | 60.9 | – |
| 1939 | – | 63.6 | – |
| 1938 | – | 63.2 | – |
| 1937 | – | 61.8 | – |
| 1936 | – | 61.8 | – |
| 1935 | – | 62 | – |
| 1934 | – | 61.3 | – |
| 1933 | – | 60.6 | – |
| 1932 | – | 60.5 | – |
| 1931 | – | 60 | – |
| 1930 | – | 60.8 | – |
| 1929 | – | 57.6 | – |
| 1928 | – | 59.9 | – |
| 1927 | – | 59 | – |
| 1926 | – | 59.6 | – |
| 1925 | – | 58.4 | – |
| 1924 | – | 58.1 | – |
| 1923 | – | 59.3 | – |
| 1922 | – | 57 | – |
| 1921 | – | 58.1 | – |
| 1920 | – | 57.3 | – |
| 1919 | – | 54.3 | – |
| 1918 | – | 47.3 | – |
| 1917 | – | 54.2 | – |
| 1916 | – | 54.2 | – |
| 1915 | – | 51.2 | – |
| 1914 | – | 53.2 | – |
| 1913 | – | 53.4 | – |
| 1912 | – | 54.3 | – |
| 1911 | – | 51.2 | – |
| 1910 | – | 53.3 | – |
| 1909 | – | 51.7 | – |
| 1908 | – | 51 | – |
| 1907 | – | 50.6 | – |
| 1906 | – | 49.6 | – |
| 1905 | – | 49.9 | – |
| 1904 | – | 48.2 | – |
| 1903 | – | 49.5 | – |
| 1902 | – | 48.4 | – |
| 1901 | – | 46.9 | – |
| 1900 | – | 45.6 | – |
| 1899 | – | 45.2 | – |
| 1898 | – | 46.1 | – |
| 1897 | – | 46.5 | – |
| 1896 | – | 47.1 | – |
| 1895 | – | 45.4 | – |
| 1894 | – | 48.3 | – |
| 1893 | – | 44.7 | – |
| 1892 | – | 45.6 | – |
| 1891 | – | 44.4 | – |
| 1890 | – | 44.1 | – |
| 1889 | – | 45.9 | – |
| 1888 | – | 46.3 | – |
| 1887 | – | 45.1 | – |
| 1886 | – | 44.6 | – |
| 1885 | – | 44.6 | – |
| 1884 | – | 43.6 | – |
| 1883 | – | 44 | – |
| 1882 | – | 44 | – |
| 1881 | – | 45.1 | – |
| 1880 | – | 43 | – |
| 1879 | – | 43.5 | – |
| 1878 | – | 42 | – |
| 1877 | – | 43.7 | – |
| 1876 | – | 42.7 | – |
| 1875 | – | 41.5 | – |
| 1874 | – | 42.1 | – |
| 1873 | – | 43.3 | – |
| 1872 | – | 42.7 | – |
| 1871 | – | 41.1 | – |
| 1870 | – | 40.6 | – |
| 1869 | – | 41.3 | – |
| 1868 | – | 41.7 | – |
| 1867 | – | 42 | – |
| 1866 | – | 40.1 | – |
| 1865 | – | 39.8 | – |
| 1864 | – | 39.6 | – |
| 1863 | – | 40.4 | – |
| 1862 | – | 42.1 | – |
| 1861 | – | 41.6 | – |
| 1860 | – | 42 | – |
| 1859 | – | 40.4 | – |
| 1858 | – | 39.6 | – |
| 1857 | – | 40.9 | – |
| 1856 | – | 42.5 | – |
| 1855 | – | 40.7 | – |
| 1854 | – | 39.5 | – |
| 1853 | – | 40 | – |
| 1852 | – | 40.4 | – |
| 1851 | – | 41 | – |
| 1850 | – | 42.8 | – |
| 1849 | – | 37.7 | – |
| 1848 | – | 39.9 | – |
| 1847 | – | 38.5 | – |
| 1846 | – | 40.2 | – |
| 1845 | – | 42.2 | – |
| 1844 | – | 41.2 | – |
| 1843 | – | 41.6 | – |
| 1842 | – | 41 | – |
| 1838 | – | 40.6 | – |
| 1833 | – | 40.9 | – |
| 1828 | – | 41.4 | – |
| 1823 | – | 40.5 | – |
| 1818 | – | 40.8 | – |
| 1813 | – | 41.3 | – |
| 1808 | – | 40.6 | – |
| 1803 | – | 40 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Saudi Arabia | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7978–80 | 81.580.6–82.3 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 79.277.8–80.5 | 81.680.3–82.8 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 79.477.7–81 | 81.880.2–83.3 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 79.677.7–81.5 | 81.980–83.7 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 79.877.7–81.9 | 8279.9–83.9 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 8077.6–82.3 | 82.279.9–84.3 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 80.377.6–82.6 | 82.479.9–84.6 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 80.577.6–83 | 82.579.9–84.9 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 80.777.6–83.4 | 82.779.9–85.1 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 80.977.8–83.9 | 82.879.9–85.4 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 81.177.8–84.2 | 82.979.9–85.6 | 75 |
| 2035 | 81.377.9–84.4 | 83.179.8–85.9 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 81.577.9–84.7 | 83.279.9–86.1 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 81.778.1–85 | 83.479.9–86.2 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 81.978.2–85.4 | 83.579.8–86.5 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 82.178.2–85.6 | 83.679.8–86.7 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 82.378.3–85.8 | 83.879.8–87 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 82.578.5–86 | 83.980–87.3 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 82.678.5–86.3 | 8479.9–87.6 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 82.878.6–86.6 | 84.279.9–87.8 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 8378.6–86.9 | 84.379.9–88 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 83.278.5–87 | 84.579.9–88.3 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 83.378.6–87.3 | 84.680.2–88.4 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 83.578.6–87.4 | 84.780–88.6 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 83.778.7–87.7 | 84.880.1–88.9 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 83.878.7–87.9 | 84.980.2–89.1 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 8478.8–88.2 | 85.180.2–89.2 | 77 |
| 2051 | 84.279.3–88.4 | 85.280.4–89.5 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 84.379.3–88.5 | 85.380.6–89.7 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 84.579.4–88.8 | 85.580.7–90 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 84.679.6–89 | 85.680.8–90.2 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 84.879.9–89.1 | 85.780.8–90.4 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 84.979.9–89.4 | 85.880.8–90.5 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 85.180–89.6 | 85.980.8–90.9 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 85.280.2–89.8 | 86.180.9–91 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 85.480.2–90.1 | 86.281.1–91.1 | 78 |
| 2060 | 85.580.4–90.1 | 86.381.1–91.3 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 85.780.5–90.4 | 86.481.2–91.5 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 85.880.5–90.6 | 86.581.3–91.8 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 8680.7–90.8 | 86.681.4–92 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 86.180.8–91.2 | 86.881.3–92.2 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 86.281–91.3 | 86.981.6–92.4 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 86.481.1–91.4 | 8781.7–92.5 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 86.581.2–91.5 | 87.181.8–92.8 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 86.681.3–91.9 | 87.281.7–92.9 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 86.881.4–91.9 | 87.381.9–93.1 | 79 |
| 2070 | 86.981.6–92.3 | 87.481.9–93.4 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 8781.8–92.5 | 87.582.2–93.4 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 87.281.7–92.5 | 87.682.1–93.7 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 87.381.8–92.6 | 87.882.3–93.8 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 87.482.1–93 | 87.982.3–93.9 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 87.582.1–93.1 | 8882.4–94 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 87.782.1–93.2 | 88.182.3–94.2 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 87.882.2–93.5 | 88.282.4–94.5 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 87.982.4–93.6 | 88.382.6–94.7 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 8882.5–93.8 | 88.482.5–94.8 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 88.182.6–94.1 | 88.582.6–94.9 | 80 |
| 2081 | 88.382.7–94.2 | 88.682.5–95.1 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 88.482.7–94.4 | 88.782.5–95.4 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 88.582.9–94.8 | 88.882.5–95.5 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 88.683–95.1 | 88.982.6–95.6 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 88.783–95.1 | 8982.7–95.8 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 88.883.1–95.2 | 89.182.8–96.2 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 8983.1–95.3 | 89.283–96.4 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 89.183.1–95.7 | 89.382.9–96.6 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 89.283–95.8 | 89.482.9–96.8 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 89.383.3–95.9 | 89.582.9–96.9 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 89.483.4–96.1 | 89.683.1–97 | 81 |
| 2092 | 89.583.7–96.3 | 89.883.1–97.1 | 81 |
| 2093 | 89.683.6–96.4 | 89.983.2–97.2 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 89.783.8–96.6 | 9083.3–97.4 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 89.883.9–96.8 | 90.183.2–97.5 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 89.983.9–97 | 90.283.3–97.6 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 9084–97.3 | 90.383.4–97.7 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 90.184–97.5 | 90.483.5–98 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 90.284.2–97.7 | 90.583.4–98 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 90.384.3–97.9 | 90.683.7–98.3 | 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
Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom
Health
- Child mortalitySaudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySaudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSaudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateSaudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSaudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSaudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSaudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSaudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageSaudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSaudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSaudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personSaudi Arabia: $25,070 in 2025United Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025
- GDP growthSaudi Arabia: 4.6% a year in 2025United Kingdom: 1.2% a year in 2025
- InflationSaudi Arabia: 2% a year in 2025United Kingdom: 3.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtSaudi Arabia: 31.8% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 102.1% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSaudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSaudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personSaudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSaudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSaudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerSaudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSaudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSaudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSaudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025