Greenland vs Saudi Arabia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Greenland
3.96 years
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
3.99 years
in 2023
Greenland rank
170th
Saudi Arabia rank
169th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Greenland
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.99 years against 3.96 years in Greenland, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Greenland ranks 170th and Saudi Arabia ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.42 years | 5.04 years | 2.62 years | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 5.71 years | 4.46 years | 1.25 years | Greenland |
| 1970s | 3.76 years | 3.63 years | 0.1311 years | Greenland |
| 1980s | 5.2 years | 3.21 years | 1.99 years | Greenland |
| 1990s | 4.34 years | 3.18 years | 1.16 years | Greenland |
| 2000s | 4.28 years | 3.32 years | 0.9519 years | Greenland |
| 2010s | 3.9 years | 3.29 years | 0.6089 years | Greenland |
| 2020s | 3.91 years | 4.28 years | 0.3606 years | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Greenland or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, 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 Greenland and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.03 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Greenland ranks 170th and Saudi Arabia ranks 169th 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.