Egypt vs Faroe Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy
Egypt
4.32 years
in 2023
Faroe Islands
4.33 years
in 2023
Egypt rank
159th
Faroe Islands rank
158th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Egypt
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 4.33 years against 4.32 years in Egypt, a difference of 0.01 years.
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 years | 3.85 years | 0.7999 years | Egypt |
| 1960s | 5.82 years | 5.42 years | 0.4027 years | Egypt |
| 1970s | 5.25 years | 5.07 years | 0.1749 years | Egypt |
| 1980s | 3.66 years | 5.64 years | 1.99 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 3.8 years | 5.33 years | 1.53 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 4.79 years | 4.98 years | 0.1924 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 4.66 years | 4.65 years | 0.0135 years | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.15 years | 4.34 years | 0.184 years | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Egypt or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 4.33 years against 4.32 years in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Egypt and Faroe Islands?
- 0.01 years, 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 sex gap in life expectancy?
- Egypt ranks 159th and Faroe Islands ranks 158th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. 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.