Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Greenland or Marshall Islands?

Marshall Islands, at 4.4 years against 4.35 years in Greenland as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Greenland and Marshall Islands?

0.05 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.

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

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greenland vs Marshall Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy

Greenland

4.35 years

in 2023

Marshall Islands

4.4 years

in 2023

Greenland rank

156th

Marshall Islands rank

154th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Greenland
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 4.4 years against 4.35 years in Greenland, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Greenland ranks 156th and Marshall Islands ranks 154th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.51 years	7.19 years	3.68 years	Marshall Islands
1960s	6.94 years	7.23 years	0.2885 years	Marshall Islands
1970s	4.44 years	7.37 years	2.93 years	Marshall Islands
1980s	6 years	7.22 years	1.22 years	Marshall Islands
1990s	4.9 years	5.28 years	0.3858 years	Marshall Islands
2000s	4.71 years	4.59 years	0.1225 years	Greenland
2010s	4.26 years	4.18 years	0.0816 years	Greenland
2020s	4.3 years	4.49 years	0.1939 years	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Greenland or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 4.4 years against 4.35 years in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Greenland and Marshall Islands?: 0.05 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Marshall Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Marshall Islands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Greenland ranks 156th and Marshall Islands ranks 154th 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. 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
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.