Saudi Arabia vs Thailand: Life expectancy by sex
Saudi Arabia
81.16 years
in 2023
Thailand
80.86 years
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
74th
Thailand rank
77th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Thailand
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 81.16 years against 80.86 years in Thailand, a difference of 0.3 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 74th and Thailand ranks 77th of 236 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.79 years | 48.99 years | 4.2 years | Thailand |
| 1960s | 50.5 years | 55.15 years | 4.64 years | Thailand |
| 1970s | 59.12 years | 62.28 years | 3.16 years | Thailand |
| 1980s | 67.43 years | 69.12 years | 1.7 years | Thailand |
| 1990s | 72.5 years | 73.73 years | 1.23 years | Thailand |
| 2000s | 76.12 years | 76.52 years | 0.3925 years | Thailand |
| 2010s | 79.39 years | 80.5 years | 1.11 years | Thailand |
| 2020s | 80.31 years | 81.16 years | 0.8507 years | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Saudi Arabia or Thailand?
- Saudi Arabia, at 81.16 years against 80.86 years in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Saudi Arabia and Thailand?
- 0.3 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Thailand rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 74th and Thailand ranks 77th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.