Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Gambia or Palestine?

Gambia, at 65.86 years against 65.17 years in Palestine as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Palestine?

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

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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Palestine: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman)

Gambia

65.86 years

in 2023

Palestine

65.17 years

in 2023

Gambia rank

205th

Palestine rank

208th

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) over time

Gambia
Palestine

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 65.86 years against 65.17 years in Palestine, a difference of 0.69 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine ahead.

Gambia ranks 205th and Palestine ranks 208th of 236 countries.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1950s	32.44 years	47.15 years	14.71 years	Palestine
1960s	36.82 years	51.67 years	14.85 years	Palestine
1970s	41.94 years	58.4 years	16.46 years	Palestine
1980s	47.73 years	64.85 years	17.12 years	Palestine
1990s	53.94 years	69.38 years	15.45 years	Palestine
2000s	58.89 years	71.34 years	12.45 years	Palestine
2010s	62.8 years	74.34 years	11.54 years	Palestine
2020s	64.75 years	72.68 years	7.93 years	Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Gambia or Palestine?: Gambia, at 65.86 years against 65.17 years in Palestine as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Gambia and Palestine?: 0.69 years, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Palestine?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Palestine rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: Gambia ranks 205th and Palestine ranks 208th 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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.