Greece vs Papua New Guinea: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Greece
5 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
5.09 years
in 2023
Greece rank
106th
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Greece
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.09 years against 5 years in Greece, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Greece ranks 106th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.06 years | 4.76 years | 0.6951 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 4.32 years | 4.39 years | 0.0709 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 4.82 years | 4.35 years | 0.4733 years | Greece |
| 1980s | 4.95 years | 4.53 years | 0.4197 years | Greece |
| 1990s | 5.32 years | 4.16 years | 1.16 years | Greece |
| 2000s | 5.74 years | 3.72 years | 2.02 years | Greece |
| 2010s | 5.56 years | 4.84 years | 0.7172 years | Greece |
| 2020s | 5.44 years | 5.27 years | 0.1651 years | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Greece or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.09 years against 5 years in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Greece and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.09 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Greece ranks 106th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd 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.