Faroe Islands vs United States of America: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Faroe Islands
3.76 years
in 2023
United States of America
3.77 years
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
135th
United States of America rank
134th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Faroe Islands
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 3.77 years against 3.76 years in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 135th and United States of America ranks 134th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.79 years | 4.65 years | 2.86 years | United States of America |
| 1960s | 3.84 years | 5.58 years | 1.74 years | United States of America |
| 1970s | 4.08 years | 6.07 years | 1.99 years | United States of America |
| 1980s | 4.61 years | 5.65 years | 1.03 years | United States of America |
| 1990s | 4.43 years | 4.86 years | 0.4336 years | United States of America |
| 2000s | 4.22 years | 3.96 years | 0.2656 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 3.98 years | 3.74 years | 0.2365 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 3.75 years | 4.02 years | 0.2685 years | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 3.77 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 United States of America?
- 0.01 years, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and United States of America rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Faroe Islands ranks 135th and United States of America ranks 134th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.