Colombia vs Iran: Life expectancy
Colombia
77.72 years
in 2023
Iran
77.65 years
in 2023
Colombia rank
81st
Iran rank
82nd
Life expectancy over time
- Colombia
- Iran
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 77.72 years against 77.65 years in Iran, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 81st and Iran ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and Iran in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.81 years | 40.35 years | 11.46 years | Colombia |
| 1960s | 58.93 years | 46.04 years | 12.89 years | Colombia |
| 1970s | 63.84 years | 54.16 years | 9.67 years | Colombia |
| 1980s | 67.69 years | 60.69 years | 7 years | Colombia |
| 1990s | 69.72 years | 67.53 years | 2.2 years | Colombia |
| 2000s | 72.78 years | 72.08 years | 0.7069 years | Colombia |
| 2010s | 75.95 years | 75.71 years | 0.2468 years | Colombia |
| 2020s | 75.42 years | 75.59 years | 0.1647 years | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Colombia or Iran?
- Colombia, at 77.72 years against 77.65 years in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Colombia and Iran?
- 0.07 years, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iran?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Iran rank globally for life expectancy?
- Colombia ranks 81st and Iran ranks 82nd 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. 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.