Grenada vs Japan: Sex gap in life expectancy
Grenada
5.99 years
in 2023
Japan
6.05 years
in 2023
Grenada rank
67th
Japan rank
66th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Grenada
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6.05 years against 5.99 years in Grenada, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Grenada ahead.
Grenada ranks 67th and Japan ranks 66th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.2 years | 3.96 years | 0.7654 years | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.91 years | 5.11 years | 1.2 years | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.72 years | 5.26 years | 0.5331 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.8 years | 5.62 years | 0.1778 years | Grenada |
| 1990s | 5.45 years | 6.34 years | 0.8885 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.42 years | 6.84 years | 1.42 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.57 years | 6.31 years | 0.7342 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 5.92 years | 6.08 years | 0.1613 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Grenada or Japan?
- Japan, at 6.05 years against 5.99 years in Grenada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Grenada and Japan?
- 0.06 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Grenada and Japan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Grenada ranks 67th and Japan ranks 66th 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.