Jordan vs Syria: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth

Jordan
4.48
in 2023
Syria
4.58
in 2023
Jordan rank
141st
Syria rank
138th

Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time

  • Jordan
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 4.58 against 4.48 in Jordan, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.

Jordan ranks 141st and Syria ranks 138th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Syria Difference Ahead
1950s 0.6097 2.14 1.53 Syria
1960s 1.25 1.13 0.1219 Jordan
1970s 2.24 3.4 1.16 Syria
1980s 2.21 4.62 2.41 Syria
1990s 3.51 4.34 0.8311 Syria
2000s 4.07 3.87 0.1948 Jordan
2010s 4.25 9.32 5.07 Syria
2020s 4.56 4.85 0.2879 Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Jordan or Syria?
Syria, at 4.58 against 4.48 in Jordan as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Jordan and Syria?
0.1, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Syria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Syria rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
Jordan ranks 141st and Syria ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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