Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Faroe Islands or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 1.06 against 1.06 in Faroe Islands as of 2023.

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

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 ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Faroe Islands vs Madagascar: Sex ratio in life expectancy

Faroe Islands

1.06

in 2023

Madagascar

1.06

in 2023

Faroe Islands rank

176th

Madagascar rank

175th

Sex ratio in life expectancy over time

Faroe Islands
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 1.06 against 1.06 in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 176th and Madagascar ranks 175th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Faroe Islands	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.06	1.05	0.0054	Faroe Islands
1960s	1.08	1.06	0.0185	Faroe Islands
1970s	1.07	1.05	0.0177	Faroe Islands
1980s	1.08	1.06	0.0154	Faroe Islands
1990s	1.07	1.06	0.0134	Faroe Islands
2000s	1.07	1.04	0.0215	Faroe Islands
2010s	1.06	1.05	0.0087	Faroe Islands
2020s	1.06	1.06	0.0011	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Faroe Islands or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 1.06 against 1.06 in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Faroe Islands and Madagascar?: 0, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Madagascar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Madagascar rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?: Faroe Islands ranks 176th and Madagascar ranks 175th 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 ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex ratio in life expectancy
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

Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.