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If you were born in the United Arab Emirates
1 in 1,187 babies · 0.08% of births · about 113,048 a year
Right now, about 0.08% of the world's babies are born in the United Arab Emirates — 1 in 1,187, or roughly 113,048 a year and 310 a day. Life expectancy there is 83.1 years.
How the 1 in 1,187 is calculated
This number is not based on population. It uses births: the United Arab Emirates has about 113,048 births a year, and the world has about 134,147,481. Divide one by the other and you get 0.08% — 1 in 1,187. Using population instead would understate young countries and overstate ageing ones, so every draw is weighted by births.
Life in United Arab Emirates, in numbers
| Indicator | Value | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy women 84.3 · men 82.2 | 83.1 years | 13th highest of 172 countries |
| Chance of dying before 5 4.8 / 1,000 | 0.5% | 34th lowest of 170 countries |
| Chance of dying before 1 3.8 / 1,000 | 0.4% | 32nd lowest of 170 countries |
| Mothers who die giving birth per 100,000 births | 3 | 10th lowest of 170 countries |
| Children per woman | 1.21 | 15th lowest of 172 countries |
| Expected years of schooling | 14.3 years | 62nd highest of 168 countries |
| Tertiary enrollment | 63.7% | 53rd highest of 168 countries |
| Income per person (PPP) GDP per capita, PPP | $79,344 | 12th highest of 170 countries |
| Income inequality closer to 0 = more equal | 26.40 | 150th highest of 157 countries |
| People living in cities | 86.0% | 26th highest of 172 countries |
| People working in farming | 1.4% | 12th lowest of 171 countries |
| People using the internet | 100.0% | 2nd highest of 172 countries |
| Homicide per 100,000 people | 0.7 | 21st lowest of 155 countries |
| Health costs paid out of pocket share of health spending | 9.7% | 15th lowest of 168 countries |
| Adults living with HIV | 0.10% | 119th highest of 142 countries |
| People who smoke | 9.0% | — |
How to read these numbers
Income is shown in purchasing-power-parity dollars, so it compares what money buys locally rather than market exchange rates. The under-5 rate is the share of babies who die before their fifth birthday; the maternal mortality ratio is per 100,000 live births. A Gini index closer to 0 means a more equal income distribution, and a higher number means a more unequal one.
Each indicator uses the most recent year with a non-empty value, which can differ by country; the rank compares this country with the other 171 in the dataset, not with every country on Earth. Where a value is missing, the page shows a dash rather than an estimate.
the United Arab Emirates compared with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Life expectancy in the United Arab Emirates is 83.1 years, against a Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan average of 75.6. The under-5 death rate is 0.5%, versus 2.0% across the region. Income per person is $79,344, against $31,000 regionally; expected schooling is 14.3 years against 12.7. 86.0% of people live in cities, against 74.9% in the region.
| Indicator | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.1 yrs | 75.6 yrs | 73.3 yrs |
| Under-5 deaths | 0.5% | 2.0% | 2.6% |
| Income per person (PPP) | $79,344 | $31,000 | $30,311 |
| Expected schooling | 14.3 yrs | 12.7 yrs | 13.0 yrs |
| People in cities | 86.0% | 74.9% | 61.6% |
What a life there looks like
Put those numbers together and you get a life: about 83.1 years on average, with roughly 4.8 of every 1,000 babies dying before their fifth birthday. A child can expect 14.3 years of school, and income per person is around $79,344. These are averages — every life still lands somewhere on the distribution.
If you play as someone born in United Arab Emirates
The game draws United Arab Emirates in about 1 of every 1,187 births. From there the life runs year by year: 83.1 years of life expectancy on average, a 0.5% chance of dying before five, and an income of about $79,344 per person. Choices move the odds; the starting statistics do not.
Nearby and similar countries
- Chance of being born in Libya — 1 in 1,090
- Chance of being born in Palestine — 1 in 936
- Chance of being born in Lebanon — 1 in 1,437
- All 172 countries
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Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, with UN World Population Prospects 2024 and UN IGME for births and mortality. Values are the most recent non-empty year for each indicator; the year is noted where it differs. Page updated 24 Oct 2026.