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

Ghana, at 2.58 years against 2.51 years in Greenland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana 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.

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

Ghana

2.58 years

in 2023

Greenland

2.51 years

in 2023

Ghana rank

206th

Greenland rank

207th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Ghana
Greenland

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.58 years against 2.51 years in Greenland, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 206th and Greenland ranks 207th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Greenland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.46 years	1.86 years	0.6001 years	Ghana
1960s	2.43 years	3.51 years	1.08 years	Greenland
1970s	2.28 years	2.42 years	0.144 years	Greenland
1980s	2.04 years	3.23 years	1.19 years	Greenland
1990s	1.36 years	2.73 years	1.37 years	Greenland
2000s	1.42 years	2.71 years	1.29 years	Greenland
2010s	1.99 years	2.48 years	0.4958 years	Greenland
2020s	2.55 years	2.49 years	0.0613 years	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Ghana or Greenland?: Ghana, at 2.58 years against 2.51 years in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Ghana and Greenland?: 0.07 years, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Greenland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Greenland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Ghana ranks 206th 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.