Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Faroe Islands or Italy?

Italy, at 3.79 years against 3.76 years in Faroe Islands as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Italy?

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

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Faroe Islands vs Italy: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Faroe Islands

3.76 years

in 2023

Italy

3.79 years

in 2023

Faroe Islands rank

135th

Italy rank

133rd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Faroe Islands
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 3.79 years against 3.76 years in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.03 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Faroe Islands ranks 135th and Italy ranks 133rd of 236 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Faroe Islands	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.79 years	2.98 years	1.19 years	Italy
1960s	3.84 years	4.19 years	0.3541 years	Italy
1970s	4.08 years	5.12 years	1.04 years	Italy
1980s	4.61 years	5.6 years	0.9854 years	Italy
1990s	4.43 years	5.39 years	0.9609 years	Italy
2000s	4.22 years	4.84 years	0.6153 years	Italy
2010s	3.98 years	4.12 years	0.139 years	Italy
2020s	3.75 years	4.1 years	0.3507 years	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Faroe Islands or Italy?: Italy, at 3.79 years against 3.76 years in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Faroe Islands and Italy?: 0.03 years, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Italy?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Italy rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Faroe Islands ranks 135th and Italy ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.