Greenland vs Rwanda: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth

Greenland
4.35
in 2023
Rwanda
4.39
in 2023
Greenland rank
156th
Rwanda rank
155th

Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time

  • Greenland
  • Rwanda
02468195019862023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 4.39 against 4.35 in Greenland, a difference of 0.04.

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

Greenland ranks 156th and Rwanda ranks 155th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Rwanda Difference Ahead
1950s 3.51 1.01 2.5 Greenland
1960s 6.94 1.2 5.74 Greenland
1970s 4.44 0.9479 3.49 Greenland
1980s 6 2.81 3.19 Greenland
1990s 4.9 4.29 0.6102 Greenland
2000s 4.71 3.16 1.55 Greenland
2010s 4.26 4.08 0.1877 Greenland
2020s 4.3 4.39 0.0875 Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Greenland or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 4.39 against 4.35 in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Greenland and Rwanda?
0.04, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Rwanda?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Rwanda rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
Greenland ranks 156th and Rwanda ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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