Faroe Islands vs Zimbabwe: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Faroe Islands
3.76 years
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.75 years
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
135th
Zimbabwe rank
138th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Faroe Islands
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 3.76 years against 3.75 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 135th and Zimbabwe ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.79 years | 3.14 years | 1.35 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 3.84 years | 3.38 years | 0.4614 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 4.08 years | 4.09 years | 0.0045 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 4.61 years | 4.29 years | 0.3245 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 4.43 years | 3.27 years | 1.16 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 4.22 years | 1.58 years | 2.65 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 3.98 years | 2.6 years | 1.38 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 3.75 years | 3.72 years | 0.0257 years | Faroe Islands |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Faroe Islands, at 3.76 years against 3.75 years in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Faroe Islands and Zimbabwe?
- 0.01 years, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Zimbabwe rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Faroe Islands ranks 135th and Zimbabwe ranks 138th 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.