The chart illustrates the life expectancy and GDP for six countries in 2009. Overall, countries with higher GDPs tend to have higher life expectancies. The USA’s GDP was the highest of the six nations.
The USA had a GDP of 45,900 dollars, which is 8,000 dollars higher than the figure for Australia. In contrast, life expectancy in Australia was the highest, which was 1 year and 4 years higher than in Spain and the USA, respectively.
The GDP per capita in Poland was 18,000 dollars, which was less than half of the figure for the USA. Poland had a relatively high life expectancy at 75 years. Mali’s GDP was almost similar to that of India. India’s GDP and life expectancy were the lowest at 1,200 dollars and 50 years, respectively.
