What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Guatemala and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

0.09 years, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

79 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Guatemala vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita

Guatemala

72.6 years

in 2023

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

72.51 years

in 2023

Guatemala rank

145th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

146th

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time

Guatemala
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 72.6 years against 72.51 years in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Guatemala ranks 145th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 146th of 236 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1900s	24 years	28 years	4 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1910s	24 years	29 years	5 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1920s	25 years	31 years	6 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1930s	25 years	32 years	7 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1940s	29 years	38 years	9 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1950s	40.6 years	54.45 years	13.85 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1960s	46.98 years	61.49 years	14.52 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s	52.51 years	66.55 years	14.04 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s	58.03 years	69.78 years	11.75 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	63.72 years	71.67 years	7.95 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	68.42 years	72.58 years	4.15 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	70.96 years	72.75 years	1.79 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s	70.41 years	72.25 years	1.84 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Guatemala or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Guatemala, at 72.6 years against 72.51 years in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Guatemala and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.09 years, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 79 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: Guatemala ranks 145th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 146th 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: 28 August 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.