Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Faroe Islands or Rwanda?

Rwanda, at 4.39 years against 4.33 years in Faroe Islands as of 2023.

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

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Faroe Islands vs Rwanda: Sex gap in life expectancy

Faroe Islands

4.33 years

in 2023

Rwanda

4.39 years

in 2023

Faroe Islands rank

158th

Rwanda rank

155th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Faroe Islands
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 4.39 years against 4.33 years in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.06 years.

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

Faroe Islands ranks 158th and Rwanda ranks 155th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 7 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Faroe Islands	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.85 years	1.01 years	2.84 years	Faroe Islands
1960s	5.42 years	1.2 years	4.22 years	Faroe Islands
1970s	5.07 years	0.9479 years	4.12 years	Faroe Islands
1980s	5.64 years	2.81 years	2.83 years	Faroe Islands
1990s	5.33 years	4.29 years	1.04 years	Faroe Islands
2000s	4.98 years	3.16 years	1.82 years	Faroe Islands
2010s	4.65 years	4.08 years	0.5751 years	Faroe Islands
2020s	4.34 years	4.39 years	0.0481 years	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Faroe Islands or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 4.39 years against 4.33 years in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Faroe Islands and Rwanda?: 0.06 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Rwanda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Rwanda rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Faroe Islands ranks 158th and Rwanda ranks 155th 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. 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
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.