Greenland vs Philippines: Life expectancy at birth, female

Greenland
72.23 years
in 2024
Philippines
72.96 years
in 2024
Greenland rank
154th
Philippines rank
152nd

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Greenland
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 72.96 years against 72.23 years in Greenland, a difference of 0.73 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 154th and Philippines ranks 152nd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 64.64 years 62.51 years 2.12 years Greenland
1970s 65.01 years 64.01 years 0.9949 years Greenland
1980s 67.41 years 66.23 years 1.18 years Greenland
1990s 68.57 years 69.52 years 0.9519 years Philippines
2000s 69.65 years 71.67 years 2.02 years Philippines
2010s 73.03 years 72.57 years 0.4597 years Greenland
2020s 73.08 years 72.14 years 0.9386 years Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Greenland or Philippines?
Philippines, at 72.96 years against 72.23 years in Greenland as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Greenland and Philippines?
0.73 years, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Philippines?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Greenland and Philippines rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Greenland ranks 154th and Philippines ranks 152nd 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.