Peru vs Syria: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Peru
0.1145
in 2023
Syria
0.117
in 2023
Peru rank
88th
Syria rank
86th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Peru
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.117 against 0.1145 in Peru, a difference of 0.0025.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.
Peru ranks 88th and Syria ranks 86th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3626 | 0.3667 | 0.0041 | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.3009 | 0.2715 | 0.0293 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.2576 | 0.1926 | 0.065 | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.2054 | 0.1506 | 0.0548 | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.159 | 0.1244 | 0.0346 | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.1308 | 0.1111 | 0.0197 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.1217 | 0.1311 | 0.0094 | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.1147 | 0.1119 | 0.0028 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Peru or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.117 against 0.1145 in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Peru and Syria?
- 0.0025, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Syria rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Peru ranks 88th and Syria ranks 86th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.