New Caledonia vs Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy by sex
New Caledonia
81.29 years
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
81.16 years
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
72nd
Saudi Arabia rank
74th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- New Caledonia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 81.29 years against 81.16 years in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 72nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 74th of 236 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.01 years | 44.79 years | 8.22 years | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 60.22 years | 50.5 years | 9.72 years | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 66.85 years | 59.12 years | 7.73 years | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 71.44 years | 67.43 years | 4.01 years | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 74.9 years | 72.5 years | 2.4 years | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 77.89 years | 76.12 years | 1.77 years | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 80.01 years | 79.39 years | 0.6161 years | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 80.37 years | 80.31 years | 0.061 years | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, New Caledonia or Saudi Arabia?
- New Caledonia, at 81.29 years against 81.16 years in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between New Caledonia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.13 years, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Caledonia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- New Caledonia ranks 72nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 74th 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.