Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Kuwait
43.8%
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
44.0%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
27th
United Arab Emirates rank
24th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 44.0% against 43.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 27th and United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.7% | 41.5% | 3.3% | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 43.9% | 41.3% | 2.6% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 41.2% | 40.6% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 39.2% | 41.1% | 1.9% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 42.9% | 3.2% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 45.3% | 5.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 45.1% | 1.7% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 41.9% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 44.0% against 43.8% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Kuwait ranks 27th and United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.