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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greenland vs Guyana: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Greenland

0.1291

in 2023

Guyana

0.1339

in 2023

Greenland rank

65th

Guyana rank

62nd

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Greenland
Guyana

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.1339 against 0.1291 in Greenland, a difference of 0.0048.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 65th and Guyana ranks 62nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3224	0.2468	0.0756	Greenland
1960s	0.2044	0.2048	0.0004	Guyana
1970s	0.1945	0.1941	0.0004	Greenland
1980s	0.1814	0.1858	0.0044	Guyana
1990s	0.1724	0.1718	0.0006	Greenland
2000s	0.146	0.1588	0.0129	Guyana
2010s	0.1309	0.1454	0.0145	Guyana
2020s	0.1291	0.137	0.0079	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Greenland or Guyana?: Guyana, at 0.1339 against 0.1291 in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Greenland and Guyana?: 0.0048, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Guyana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Guyana rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Greenland ranks 65th and Guyana ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.