Egypt vs Faroe Islands: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth

Egypt
4.32
in 2023
Faroe Islands
4.33
in 2023
Egypt rank
159th
Faroe Islands rank
158th

Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time

  • Egypt
  • Faroe Islands
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 4.33 against 4.32 in Egypt, a difference of 0.01.

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

Egypt ranks 159th and Faroe Islands ranks 158th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Faroe Islands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Faroe Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 4.65 3.85 0.7999 Egypt
1960s 5.82 5.42 0.4027 Egypt
1970s 5.25 5.07 0.1749 Egypt
1980s 3.66 5.64 1.99 Faroe Islands
1990s 3.8 5.33 1.53 Faroe Islands
2000s 4.79 4.98 0.1924 Faroe Islands
2010s 4.66 4.65 0.0135 Egypt
2020s 4.15 4.34 0.184 Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Egypt or Faroe Islands?
Faroe Islands, at 4.33 against 4.32 in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Egypt and Faroe Islands?
0.01, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Faroe Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Faroe Islands rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
Egypt ranks 159th and Faroe Islands ranks 158th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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