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
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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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.