Which has higher life expectancy, Iraq or Syria?

Iraq, at 72.32 against 72.12 in Syria as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq 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.

Iraq

72.32

in 2023

Syria

72.12

in 2023

Iraq rank

148th

Syria rank

150th

Iraq currently reports 72.32 against 72.12 in Syria, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.

Iraq ranks 148th and Syria ranks 150th of 236 countries.

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

Decade	Iraq	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	44.03	46.98	2.95	Syria
1960s	55.76	56.4	0.6338	Syria
1970s	62.45	63.48	1.03	Syria
1980s	59.17	67.1	7.93	Syria
1990s	63.72	70.2	6.49	Syria
2000s	65.3	72.45	7.15	Syria
2010s	69.49	67.51	1.98	Iraq
2020s	71.18	72.32	1.14	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, Iraq or Syria?: Iraq, at 72.32 against 72.12 in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Iraq and Syria?: 0.2, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syria?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Syria rank globally for life expectancy?: Iraq ranks 148th 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.