Belgium vs United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy by sex
Belgium
84.33 years
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
84.2 years
in 2023
Belgium rank
36th
United Arab Emirates rank
38th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Belgium
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 84.33 years against 84.2 years in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 36th and United Arab Emirates ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 71.11 years | 50.32 years | 20.79 years | Belgium |
| 1960s | 73.53 years | 59.22 years | 14.31 years | Belgium |
| 1970s | 75.26 years | 68.36 years | 6.9 years | Belgium |
| 1980s | 77.81 years | 72.88 years | 4.93 years | Belgium |
| 1990s | 80.08 years | 74.47 years | 5.61 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 81.72 years | 81.44 years | 0.2816 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 83.29 years | 83.38 years | 0.092 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 83.76 years | 82.79 years | 0.9764 years | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Belgium or United Arab Emirates?
- Belgium, at 84.33 years against 84.2 years in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Belgium and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.13 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Arab Emirates?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and United Arab Emirates rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Belgium ranks 36th and United Arab Emirates ranks 38th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. 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 at birth among females, in a given year.