Iran vs Jordan: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Iran
77.65 years
in 2023
Jordan
77.81 years
in 2023
Iran rank
82nd
Jordan rank
79th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Iran
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 77.81 years against 77.65 years in Iran, a difference of 0.16 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jordan ahead.
Iran ranks 82nd and Jordan ranks 79th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Jordan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.35 years | 46.22 years | 5.88 years | Jordan |
| 1960s | 46.04 years | 56.73 years | 10.69 years | Jordan |
| 1970s | 54.16 years | 63.63 years | 9.47 years | Jordan |
| 1980s | 60.69 years | 68.31 years | 7.61 years | Jordan |
| 1990s | 67.53 years | 70.86 years | 3.34 years | Jordan |
| 2000s | 72.08 years | 72.87 years | 0.7912 years | Jordan |
| 2010s | 75.71 years | 75.07 years | 0.633 years | Iran |
| 2020s | 75.59 years | 76.17 years | 0.5858 years | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Iran or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 77.81 years against 77.65 years in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Iran and Jordan?
- 0.16 years, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Jordan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Jordan rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Iran ranks 82nd and Jordan ranks 79th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. 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 is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.