Which has higher life expectancy, Syrian Arab Republic or Tajikistan?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 72.12 years against 71.79 years in Tajikistan as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Syrian Arab Republic and Tajikistan?

0.33 years, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Tajikistan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Syrian Arab Republic vs Tajikistan: Life expectancy

Syrian Arab Republic

72.12 years

in 2023

Tajikistan

71.79 years

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic rank

150th

Tajikistan rank

153rd

Life expectancy over time

Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 72.12 years against 71.79 years in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.33 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 150th and Tajikistan ranks 153rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Syrian Arab Republic averaged higher in 6 and Tajikistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syrian Arab Republic	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	46.98 years	50.7 years	3.72 years	Tajikistan
1960s	56.4 years	54.43 years	1.97 years	Syrian Arab Republic
1970s	63.48 years	57.68 years	5.8 years	Syrian Arab Republic
1980s	67.1 years	60.67 years	6.43 years	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	70.2 years	60.56 years	9.64 years	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	72.45 years	66.22 years	6.23 years	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	67.51 years	69.73 years	2.23 years	Tajikistan
2020s	72.32 years	70.39 years	1.93 years	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Syrian Arab Republic or Tajikistan?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 72.12 years against 71.79 years in Tajikistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Syrian Arab Republic and Tajikistan?: 0.33 years, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Tajikistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Tajikistan rank globally for life expectancy?: Syrian Arab Republic ranks 150th and Tajikistan ranks 153rd 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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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.