Greenland vs Guatemala: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Greenland
42.8%
in 2023
Guatemala
42.6%
in 2023
Greenland rank
38th
Guatemala rank
41st
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Greenland
- Guatemala
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 42.8% against 42.6% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.
Greenland ranks 38th and Guatemala ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 4 and Guatemala in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.9% | 49.5% | 3.6% | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 40.8% | 48.3% | 7.5% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 43.8% | 45.4% | 1.6% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 41.6% | 0.2% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 41.4% | 1.4% | Greenland |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 40.9% | 1.6% | Greenland |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 42.1% | 0.8% | Greenland |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 40.5% | 2.4% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Greenland or Guatemala?
- Greenland, at 42.8% against 42.6% in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Greenland and Guatemala?
- 0.2%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Guatemala?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Guatemala rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Greenland ranks 38th and Guatemala ranks 41st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.