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Does GDP predict life expectancy?

Among these countries life expectancy runs from 54 years in Nigeria to 84 in Japan; incomes differ by a factor of 48.

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What does this axis measure?
Does GDP predict life expectancy?: 40 points, a scatter chart.
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What's going on here

Each dot is one of the 40 most populous countries in 2023.

The countries

Each dot shows a country by income. Income is GDP per person, adjusted for differences in purchasing power, and life expectancy is measured at birth. This data is from 2023.

Country GDP per capita ($) Life expectancy (years)
Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,732 61.9
Afghanistan 2,204 66.0
Sudan 2,423 66.3
Ethiopia 3,063 67.3
Uganda 3,100 68.3
Tanzania 4,022 67.0
Myanmar 5,958 66.9
Pakistan 6,019 67.6
Kenya 6,322 63.6
Nigeria 8,712 54.5
Bangladesh 9,155 74.7
Angola 9,550 64.6
India 9,853 72.0
Morocco 9,903 75.3
Philippines 10,995 69.8
Iraq 14,665 72.3
Vietnam 15,034 74.6
South Africa 15,212 66.1
Indonesia 15,428 71.1
Algeria 16,838 76.3
Ukraine 17,680 73.4
Egypt 18,540 71.6
Iran 18,933 77.7
Brazil 21,193 75.8
Colombia 21,282 77.7
Thailand 23,598 76.4
Mexico 25,188 75.1
China 25,200 78.0
Argentina 30,246 77.4
Türkiye 43,196 77.2
Russia 44,299 73.3
Japan 52,726 84.0
Spain 55,661 83.9
South Korea 57,430 83.4
Italy 60,350 83.4
United Kingdom 60,787 81.2
France 60,927 82.8
Canada 64,962 81.6
Germany 72,262 81.0
United States 82,587 78.4

Where the data comes from

World Bank, World Development Indicators (NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD, SP.DYN.LE00.IN, SP.POP.TOTL), at data.worldbank.org. Licence: CC-BY 4.0.

The data: 40 points
GDP per capita ($)Life expectancy (years)
1,73261.9
2,20466
2,42366.3
3,06367.3
3,10068.3
4,02267
5,95866.9
6,01967.6
6,32263.6
8,71254.5
9,15574.7
9,55064.6
9,85372
9,90375.3
10,99569.8
14,66572.3
15,03474.6
15,21266.1
15,42871.1
16,83876.3
17,68073.4
18,54071.6
18,93377.7
21,19375.8
21,28277.7
23,59876.4
25,18875.1
25,20078
30,24677.4
43,19677.2
44,29973.3
52,72684
55,66183.9
57,43083.4
60,35083.4
60,78781.2
60,92782.8
64,96281.6
72,26281
82,58778.4
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD, SP.DYN.LE00.IN, SP.POP.TOTL)
Licence
CC-BY 4.0
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