Greenland vs Palau: Life expectancy by sex
Greenland
72.44 years
in 2023
Palau
71.8 years
in 2023
Greenland rank
171st
Palau rank
174th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Greenland
- Palau
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 72.44 years against 71.8 years in Palau, a difference of 0.64 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Greenland ranks 171st and Palau ranks 174th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.89 years | 58.43 years | 8.55 years | Palau |
| 1960s | 64.64 years | 61 years | 3.63 years | Greenland |
| 1970s | 64.59 years | 65.46 years | 0.8662 years | Palau |
| 1980s | 66.03 years | 69.12 years | 3.09 years | Palau |
| 1990s | 66.82 years | 69 years | 2.19 years | Palau |
| 2000s | 70.1 years | 70.52 years | 0.4244 years | Palau |
| 2010s | 72.14 years | 72.42 years | 0.2721 years | Palau |
| 2020s | 72.43 years | 71.66 years | 0.7724 years | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Greenland or Palau?
- Greenland, at 72.44 years against 71.8 years in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Greenland and Palau?
- 0.64 years, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Palau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Palau rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Greenland ranks 171st and Palau ranks 174th 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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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.