Which has higher life expectancy, India or Syria?

Syria, at 72.12 against 72 in India as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Syria?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India

in 2023

Syria

72.12

in 2023

India rank

152nd

Syria rank

150th

Syria currently reports 72.12 against 72 in India, a difference of 0.12.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.

India ranks 152nd and Syria ranks 150th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 7.

Decade	India	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	43.28	46.98	3.7	Syria
1960s	46.46	56.4	9.94	Syria
1970s	50.59	63.48	12.89	Syria
1980s	56	67.1	11.1	Syria
1990s	60.44	70.2	9.76	Syria
2000s	64.72	72.45	7.73	Syria
2010s	69.06	67.51	1.55	India
2020s	70.28	72.32	2.03	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, India or Syria?: Syria, at 72.12 against 72 in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between India and Syria?: 0.12, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Syria?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Syria rank globally for life expectancy?: India ranks 152nd and Syria ranks 150th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.