Greenland vs Palau: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Greenland
0.1291
in 2023
Palau
0.1323
in 2023
Greenland rank
65th
Palau rank
64th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Greenland
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.1323 against 0.1291 in Greenland, a difference of 0.0032.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 65th and Palau ranks 64th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 6 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3224 | 0.2464 | 0.076 | Greenland |
| 1960s | 0.2044 | 0.2215 | 0.017 | Palau |
| 1970s | 0.1945 | 0.1807 | 0.0138 | Greenland |
| 1980s | 0.1814 | 0.1503 | 0.0311 | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0.1724 | 0.1505 | 0.0219 | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0.146 | 0.1409 | 0.005 | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.1309 | 0.1284 | 0.0025 | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.1291 | 0.1327 | 0.0037 | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Greenland or Palau?
- Palau, at 0.1323 against 0.1291 in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Greenland and Palau?
- 0.0032, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Palau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Palau rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Greenland ranks 65th and Palau ranks 64th 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.