Greenland vs India: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Greenland
0.1291
in 2023
India
0.1281
in 2023
Greenland rank
65th
India rank
66th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Greenland
- India
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.1291 against 0.1281 in India, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
Greenland ranks 65th and India ranks 66th of 236 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3224 | 0.419 | 0.0966 | India |
| 1960s | 0.2044 | 0.3843 | 0.1799 | India |
| 1970s | 0.1945 | 0.3429 | 0.1484 | India |
| 1980s | 0.1814 | 0.2863 | 0.1048 | India |
| 1990s | 0.1724 | 0.2402 | 0.0678 | India |
| 2000s | 0.146 | 0.1946 | 0.0486 | India |
| 2010s | 0.1309 | 0.1535 | 0.0226 | India |
| 2020s | 0.1291 | 0.1332 | 0.0041 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Greenland or India?
- Greenland, at 0.1291 against 0.1281 in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Greenland and India?
- 0.001, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and India rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Greenland ranks 65th and India ranks 66th 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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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.