Greenland vs Philippines: Life expectancy
Greenland
70.06 years
in 2023
Philippines
69.83 years
in 2023
Greenland rank
170th
Philippines rank
172nd
Life expectancy over time
- Greenland
- Philippines
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 70.06 years against 69.83 years in Philippines, a difference of 0.23 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
Greenland ranks 170th and Philippines ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.1 years | 56.24 years | 8.15 years | Philippines |
| 1960s | 60.96 years | 60.23 years | 0.7335 years | Greenland |
| 1970s | 62.19 years | 61.08 years | 1.11 years | Greenland |
| 1980s | 62.71 years | 62.75 years | 0.0424 years | Philippines |
| 1990s | 64.13 years | 66.07 years | 1.94 years | Philippines |
| 2000s | 67.51 years | 68.23 years | 0.7168 years | Philippines |
| 2010s | 69.81 years | 69.42 years | 0.3948 years | Greenland |
| 2020s | 70.08 years | 69.02 years | 1.06 years | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Greenland or Philippines?
- Greenland, at 70.06 years against 69.83 years in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Greenland and Philippines?
- 0.23 years, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Philippines rank globally for life expectancy?
- Greenland ranks 170th and Philippines ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.