Jordan vs Peru: Life expectancy
Jordan
77.81 years
in 2023
Peru
77.74 years
in 2023
Jordan rank
79th
Peru rank
80th
Life expectancy over time
- Jordan
- Peru
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 77.81 years against 77.74 years in Peru, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Jordan ranks 79th and Peru ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 7 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.22 years | 47.86 years | 1.63 years | Peru |
| 1960s | 56.73 years | 53.36 years | 3.37 years | Jordan |
| 1970s | 63.63 years | 57.09 years | 6.55 years | Jordan |
| 1980s | 68.31 years | 61.55 years | 6.76 years | Jordan |
| 1990s | 70.86 years | 66.7 years | 4.17 years | Jordan |
| 2000s | 72.87 years | 71.61 years | 1.26 years | Jordan |
| 2010s | 75.07 years | 75 years | 0.0762 years | Jordan |
| 2020s | 76.17 years | 75 years | 1.17 years | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Jordan or Peru?
- Jordan, at 77.81 years against 77.74 years in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Jordan and Peru?
- 0.07 years, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Peru rank globally for life expectancy?
- Jordan ranks 79th and Peru ranks 80th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing 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 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.