Greenland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 55-59, female, per capita

Greenland
0.0355 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0125 units per person
in 2025
Greenland rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

Population ages 55-59, female, per capita over time

  • Greenland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.0355 units per person against 0.0125 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.023 units per person.

That makes Greenland's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Greenland ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0122 units per person 0.0129 units per person 0.0006 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 0.0115 units per person 0.0126 units per person 0.0011 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 0.0148 units per person 0.012 units per person 0.0027 units per person Greenland
1990s 0.0164 units per person 0.0115 units per person 0.0049 units per person Greenland
2000s 0.0194 units per person 0.0111 units per person 0.0083 units per person Greenland
2010s 0.03 units per person 0.0117 units per person 0.0183 units per person Greenland
2020s 0.0383 units per person 0.0123 units per person 0.026 units per person Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, per capita, Greenland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Greenland, at 0.0355 units per person against 0.0125 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female, per capita between Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.023 units per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 55-59, female, per capita?
Greenland ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 55-59, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 55-59, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 55-59, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.