Burkina Faso vs Faroe Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Burkina Faso
4.08 years
in 2023
Faroe Islands
4.1 years
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
158th
Faroe Islands rank
156th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Burkina Faso
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 4.1 years against 4.08 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 158th and Faroe Islands ranks 156th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Faroe Islands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.51 years | 1.5 years | 0.007 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 1.91 years | 4.44 years | 2.53 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 2.18 years | 4.73 years | 2.56 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 1.82 years | 5.42 years | 3.6 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 2.11 years | 5.08 years | 2.97 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 2.71 years | 4.78 years | 2.07 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 2.93 years | 4.41 years | 1.47 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 3.62 years | 4.1 years | 0.4817 years | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Burkina Faso or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 4.1 years against 4.08 years in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Burkina Faso and Faroe Islands?
- 0.02 years, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Faroe Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Faroe Islands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Burkina Faso ranks 158th and Faroe Islands ranks 156th 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 different ages. 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.