Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Greenland or Guyana?

Guyana, at 70.32 years against 70.27 years in Greenland as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Guyana?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greenland vs Guyana: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)

Greenland

70.27 years

in 2024

Guyana

70.32 years

in 2024

Greenland rank

153rd

Guyana rank

152nd

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time

Greenland
Guyana

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 70.32 years against 70.27 years in Greenland, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 153rd and Guyana ranks 152nd of 218 countries.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1960s	61.08 years	58.88 years	2.2 years	Greenland
1970s	62.63 years	60.34 years	2.28 years	Greenland
1980s	63.85 years	61.36 years	2.48 years	Greenland
1990s	65.6 years	62.9 years	2.7 years	Greenland
2000s	66.92 years	64.74 years	2.17 years	Greenland
2010s	70.59 years	67.54 years	3.05 years	Greenland
2020s	71 years	68.49 years	2.51 years	Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Greenland or Guyana?: Guyana, at 70.32 years against 70.27 years in Greenland as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Greenland and Guyana?: 0.05 years, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Guyana?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Greenland and Guyana rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?: Greenland ranks 153rd and Guyana ranks 152nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit: years
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

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.