Iraq vs Uzbekistan: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita

Iraq
72.32 years
in 2023
Uzbekistan
72.39 years
in 2023
Iraq rank
148th
Uzbekistan rank
147th

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Iraq
  • Uzbekistan
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How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 72.39 years against 72.32 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Iraq ranks 148th and Uzbekistan ranks 147th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1950s 44.03 years 54.74 years 10.71 years Uzbekistan
1960s 55.76 years 58.11 years 2.35 years Uzbekistan
1970s 62.45 years 61.45 years 1 years Iraq
1980s 59.17 years 64.42 years 5.26 years Uzbekistan
1990s 63.72 years 65.11 years 1.39 years Uzbekistan
2000s 65.3 years 67.42 years 2.12 years Uzbekistan
2010s 69.49 years 71.08 years 1.59 years Uzbekistan
2020s 71.18 years 71.92 years 0.7404 years Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Iraq or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 72.39 years against 72.32 years in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Iraq and Uzbekistan?
0.07 years, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Uzbekistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Uzbekistan rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
Iraq ranks 148th and Uzbekistan ranks 147th 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
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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.