Greenland vs Libya: Life expectancy at birth, female
Greenland
72.23 years
in 2024
Libya
72.68 years
in 2024
Greenland rank
154th
Libya rank
153rd
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Greenland
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 72.68 years against 72.23 years in Greenland, a difference of 0.45 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 154th and Libya ranks 153rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.64 years | 49.72 years | 14.92 years | Greenland |
| 1970s | 65.01 years | 63.02 years | 1.99 years | Greenland |
| 1980s | 67.41 years | 69.68 years | 2.27 years | Libya |
| 1990s | 68.57 years | 72.58 years | 4.01 years | Libya |
| 2000s | 69.65 years | 73.55 years | 3.9 years | Libya |
| 2010s | 73.03 years | 75.24 years | 2.21 years | Libya |
| 2020s | 73.08 years | 74.18 years | 1.1 years | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Greenland or Libya?
- Libya, at 72.68 years against 72.23 years in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Greenland and Libya?
- 0.45 years, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Libya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Libya rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Greenland ranks 154th and Libya ranks 153rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.