Greenland vs Guyana: Poverty vs life expectancy

Greenland
70.06
in 2023
Guyana
70.18
in 2023
Greenland rank
170th
Guyana rank
168th

Poverty vs life expectancy over time

  • Greenland
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 70.18 against 70.06 in Greenland, a difference of 0.12.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.

Greenland ranks 170th and Guyana ranks 168th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 7 and Guyana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Guyana Difference Ahead
1950s 48.1 53.52 5.43 Guyana
1960s 60.96 58.88 2.08 Greenland
1970s 62.19 60.34 1.85 Greenland
1980s 62.71 61.36 1.34 Greenland
1990s 64.13 62.9 1.23 Greenland
2000s 67.51 64.74 2.77 Greenland
2010s 69.81 67.54 2.27 Greenland
2020s 70.08 68.04 2.04 Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty vs life expectancy, Greenland or Guyana?
Guyana, at 70.18 against 70.06 in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in poverty vs life expectancy between Greenland and Guyana?
0.12, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Guyana?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Guyana rank globally for poverty vs life expectancy?
Greenland ranks 170th and Guyana ranks 168th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty vs life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed