Greenland vs Turkmenistan: Life expectancy at birth, total
Greenland
70.27 years
in 2024
Turkmenistan
70.2 years
in 2024
Greenland rank
153rd
Turkmenistan rank
154th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Greenland
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 70.27 years against 70.2 years in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 153rd and Turkmenistan ranks 154th of 218 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.08 years | 53.85 years | 7.23 years | Greenland |
| 1970s | 62.63 years | 57.27 years | 5.36 years | Greenland |
| 1980s | 63.85 years | 62.41 years | 1.44 years | Greenland |
| 1990s | 65.6 years | 63.77 years | 1.83 years | Greenland |
| 2000s | 66.92 years | 66.34 years | 0.5789 years | Greenland |
| 2010s | 70.59 years | 69.05 years | 1.54 years | Greenland |
| 2020s | 71 years | 69.68 years | 1.33 years | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Greenland or Turkmenistan?
- Greenland, at 70.27 years against 70.2 years in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Greenland and Turkmenistan?
- 0.07 years, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Turkmenistan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Turkmenistan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Greenland ranks 153rd and Turkmenistan ranks 154th 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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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.