Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Congo or Greenland?

Greenland, at 2.51 years against 2.51 years in Congo as of 2023.

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

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 Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Greenland: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Congo

2.51 years

in 2023

Greenland

2.51 years

in 2023

Congo rank

209th

Greenland rank

207th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Congo
Greenland

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 2.51 years against 2.51 years in Congo, a difference of 0 years.

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

Congo ranks 209th and Greenland ranks 207th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Greenland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Greenland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.8 years	1.86 years	0.0642 years	Greenland
1960s	2.1 years	3.51 years	1.41 years	Greenland
1970s	2.39 years	2.42 years	0.0274 years	Greenland
1980s	2.34 years	3.23 years	0.8823 years	Greenland
1990s	1.57 years	2.73 years	1.16 years	Greenland
2000s	1.13 years	2.71 years	1.58 years	Greenland
2010s	2.08 years	2.48 years	0.3974 years	Greenland
2020s	2.51 years	2.49 years	0.0163 years	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Congo or Greenland?: Greenland, at 2.51 years against 2.51 years in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Congo and Greenland?: 0 years, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Greenland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Greenland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Congo ranks 209th and Greenland ranks 207th 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 Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
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

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.