Which has higher life expectancy, Grenada or Nicaragua?

Grenada, at 75.21 years against 74.95 years in Nicaragua as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Grenada and Nicaragua?

0.26 years, with Grenada ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Nicaragua?

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

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.

Grenada vs Nicaragua: Life expectancy

Grenada

75.21 years

in 2023

Nicaragua

74.95 years

in 2023

Grenada rank

120th

Nicaragua rank

122nd

Life expectancy over time

Grenada
Nicaragua

How they compare

Grenada currently reports 75.21 years against 74.95 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.26 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Grenada has been ahead every year.

Grenada ranks 120th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd of 236 countries.

Grenada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Grenada	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1950s	57.47 years	43.32 years	14.15 years	Grenada
1960s	64.92 years	50.08 years	14.84 years	Grenada
1970s	67.59 years	53.88 years	13.71 years	Grenada
1980s	68.75 years	58.09 years	10.66 years	Grenada
1990s	71.84 years	64.37 years	7.47 years	Grenada
2000s	73.56 years	69.5 years	4.06 years	Grenada
2010s	74.96 years	72.87 years	2.09 years	Grenada
2020s	74.97 years	72.66 years	2.31 years	Grenada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Grenada or Nicaragua?: Grenada, at 75.21 years against 74.95 years in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Grenada and Nicaragua?: 0.26 years, with Grenada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Nicaragua?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Grenada and Nicaragua rank globally for life expectancy?: Grenada ranks 120th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd 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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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.