Iraq vs Venezuela: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman)
Iraq
72.32 years
in 2023
Venezuela
72.51 years
in 2023
Iraq rank
148th
Venezuela rank
146th
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) over time
- Iraq
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 72.51 years against 72.32 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.19 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 148th and Venezuela ranks 146th of 236 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.03 years | 54.45 years | 10.42 years | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 55.76 years | 61.49 years | 5.73 years | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 62.45 years | 66.55 years | 4.1 years | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 59.17 years | 69.78 years | 10.61 years | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 63.72 years | 71.67 years | 7.95 years | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 65.3 years | 72.58 years | 7.28 years | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 69.49 years | 72.75 years | 3.26 years | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 71.18 years | 72.25 years | 1.07 years | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Iraq or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 72.51 years against 72.32 years in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Iraq and Venezuela?
- 0.19 years, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Venezuela?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Venezuela rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 148th and Venezuela ranks 146th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β 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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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.