El Salvador vs Iraq: Life expectancy
El Salvador
72.1 years
in 2023
Iraq
72.32 years
in 2023
El Salvador rank
151st
Iraq rank
148th
Life expectancy over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 72.32 years against 72.1 years in El Salvador, a difference of 0.22 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 151st and Iraq ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.86 years | 44.03 years | 1.83 years | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 49.89 years | 55.76 years | 5.87 years | Iraq |
| 1970s | 53.1 years | 62.45 years | 9.35 years | Iraq |
| 1980s | 56.18 years | 59.17 years | 2.99 years | Iraq |
| 1990s | 64.65 years | 63.72 years | 0.9344 years | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 69.16 years | 65.3 years | 3.86 years | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 71.19 years | 69.49 years | 1.7 years | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 71.06 years | 71.18 years | 0.1154 years | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, El Salvador or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 72.32 years against 72.1 years in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 0.22 years, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for life expectancy?
- El Salvador ranks 151st and Iraq ranks 148th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. 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 among totals, in a given year.