Guatemala vs Iraq: Life expectancy
Guatemala
72.6 years
in 2023
Iraq
72.32 years
in 2023
Guatemala rank
145th
Iraq rank
148th
Life expectancy over time
- Guatemala
- Iraq
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 72.6 years against 72.32 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.28 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 145th and Iraq ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.6 years | 44.03 years | 3.43 years | Iraq |
| 1960s | 46.98 years | 55.76 years | 8.79 years | Iraq |
| 1970s | 52.51 years | 62.45 years | 9.94 years | Iraq |
| 1980s | 58.03 years | 59.17 years | 1.14 years | Iraq |
| 1990s | 63.72 years | 63.72 years | 0.0045 years | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 68.42 years | 65.3 years | 3.12 years | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 70.96 years | 69.49 years | 1.47 years | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 70.41 years | 71.18 years | 0.7695 years | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Guatemala or Iraq?
- Guatemala, at 72.6 years against 72.32 years in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Guatemala and Iraq?
- 0.28 years, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Iraq?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Iraq rank globally for life expectancy?
- Guatemala ranks 145th and Iraq ranks 148th 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.