How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Palau?

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

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greenland vs Palau: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex

Greenland

0.1291

in 2023

Palau

0.1323

in 2023

Greenland rank

65th

Palau rank

64th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time

Greenland
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.1323 against 0.1291 in Greenland, a difference of 0.0032.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 65th and Palau ranks 64th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 6 and Palau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3224	0.2464	0.076	Greenland
1960s	0.2044	0.2215	0.017	Palau
1970s	0.1945	0.1807	0.0138	Greenland
1980s	0.1814	0.1503	0.0311	Greenland
1990s	0.1724	0.1505	0.0219	Greenland
2000s	0.146	0.1409	0.005	Greenland
2010s	0.1309	0.1284	0.0025	Greenland
2020s	0.1291	0.1327	0.0037	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Greenland or Palau?: Palau, at 0.1323 against 0.1291 in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Greenland and Palau?: 0.0032, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Palau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Palau rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?: Greenland ranks 65th and Palau ranks 64th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.