Greenland vs Vatican: Sex gap in life expectancy
Greenland
4.35 years
in 2023
Vatican
4.34 years
in 2023
Greenland rank
156th
Vatican rank
157th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Greenland
- Vatican
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 4.35 years against 4.34 years in Vatican, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vatican ahead.
Greenland ranks 156th and Vatican ranks 157th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 1 and Vatican in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.51 years | 3.88 years | 0.3759 years | Vatican |
| 1960s | 6.94 years | 5.23 years | 1.71 years | Greenland |
| 1970s | 4.44 years | 5.98 years | 1.54 years | Vatican |
| 1980s | 6 years | 6.37 years | 0.3643 years | Vatican |
| 1990s | 4.9 years | 6.27 years | 1.37 years | Vatican |
| 2000s | 4.71 years | 5.19 years | 0.4798 years | Vatican |
| 2010s | 4.26 years | 4.37 years | 0.1094 years | Vatican |
| 2020s | 4.3 years | 4.31 years | 0.0164 years | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Greenland or Vatican?
- Greenland, at 4.35 years against 4.34 years in Vatican as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Greenland and Vatican?
- 0.01 years, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Vatican rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Greenland ranks 156th and Vatican ranks 157th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.