Kuwait vs Taiwan: Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita
Kuwait
80.41 years
in 2023
Taiwan
80.56 years
in 2023
Kuwait rank
53rd
Taiwan rank
52nd
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 80.56 years against 80.41 years in Kuwait, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
Kuwait ranks 53rd and Taiwan ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.68 years | 59.29 years | 5.61 years | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 63.34 years | 65.17 years | 1.83 years | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 69.5 years | 70.49 years | 0.9877 years | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 73.08 years | 72.91 years | 0.1778 years | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 75.16 years | 74.77 years | 0.3817 years | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 76.46 years | 77.37 years | 0.9175 years | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 78.95 years | 79.68 years | 0.7346 years | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 78.77 years | 80.65 years | 1.89 years | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita, Kuwait or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 80.56 years against 80.41 years in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita between Kuwait and Taiwan?
- 0.15 years, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Taiwan rank globally for life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 53rd and Taiwan ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. 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.