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Greenland vs Japan: life expectancy

Japan's national average is 12.9 years higher than Greenland's (84.6 vs 71.7).

A population-level average, not a personal prediction — averages, not fate.

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Greenland
71.7
years combined
M 71.7 · F 71.7
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Japan
84.6
years combined
M 81.4 · F 87.8
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Does Japan or Greenland have a higher life expectancy?

Japan's national average life expectancy is 84.6 years, about 12.9 years higher than Greenland's 71.7. These are population averages, not predictions for any individual.

Figures are UN Population Division estimates (World Population Prospects, 2019 revision), rounded for readability — not a live feed, so recent years may differ.

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