Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Greenland or Niue?

Niue, at 72.71 years against 72.44 years in Greenland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Niue?

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

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greenland vs Niue: Life expectancy by sex

Greenland

72.44 years

in 2023

Niue

72.71 years

in 2023

Greenland rank

171st

Niue rank

170th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Greenland
Niue

How they compare

Niue currently reports 72.71 years against 72.44 years in Greenland, a difference of 0.27 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niue ahead.

Greenland ranks 171st and Niue ranks 170th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Niue in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Niue	Difference	Ahead
1950s	49.89 years	57.79 years	7.91 years	Niue
1960s	64.64 years	64.34 years	0.2906 years	Greenland
1970s	64.59 years	69.46 years	4.87 years	Niue
1980s	66.03 years	71.84 years	5.81 years	Niue
1990s	66.82 years	70.62 years	3.8 years	Niue
2000s	70.1 years	70.43 years	0.3318 years	Niue
2010s	72.14 years	71.51 years	0.6355 years	Greenland
2020s	72.43 years	72.48 years	0.0422 years	Niue

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Greenland or Niue?: Niue, at 72.71 years against 72.44 years in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Greenland and Niue?: 0.27 years, with Niue ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Niue?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Niue rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Greenland ranks 171st and Niue ranks 170th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.