Guam vs Japan: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females
Guam
12.16 years
in 2023
Japan
12.2 years
in 2023
Guam rank
5th
Japan rank
4th
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females over time
- Guam
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12.2 years against 12.16 years in Guam, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Guam ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.27 years | 5.75 years | 1.48 years | Japan |
| 1960s | 5.17 years | 5.98 years | 0.8069 years | Japan |
| 1970s | 6.84 years | 6.77 years | 0.0626 years | Guam |
| 1980s | 8.38 years | 8.03 years | 0.3501 years | Guam |
| 1990s | 9.54 years | 9.43 years | 0.1118 years | Guam |
| 2000s | 9.1 years | 11.03 years | 1.93 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 11.44 years | 11.64 years | 0.2004 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 11.71 years | 12.08 years | 0.3749 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females, Guam or Japan?
- Japan, at 12.2 years against 12.16 years in Guam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females between Guam and Japan?
- 0.04 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Japan rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Guam ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Remaining period life expectancy at age 80 among females, in a given year.