Cyprus vs Greenland: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Cyprus
3.99 years
in 2023
Greenland
3.96 years
in 2023
Cyprus rank
168th
Greenland rank
170th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Cyprus
- Greenland
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 3.99 years against 3.96 years in Greenland, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 168th and Greenland ranks 170th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 7 and Greenland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.92 years | 2.42 years | 4.5 years | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 6.51 years | 5.71 years | 0.8059 years | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 7.59 years | 3.76 years | 3.84 years | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 5.03 years | 5.2 years | 0.1733 years | Greenland |
| 1990s | 5.07 years | 4.34 years | 0.7264 years | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 5.1 years | 4.28 years | 0.8257 years | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 4.67 years | 3.9 years | 0.7744 years | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 4.45 years | 3.91 years | 0.5399 years | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Cyprus or Greenland?
- Cyprus, at 3.99 years against 3.96 years in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Cyprus and Greenland?
- 0.03 years, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Greenland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and Greenland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Cyprus ranks 168th and Greenland ranks 170th 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 different ages. 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.