Faroe Islands vs Low & middle income: Life expectancy at birth, female

Faroe Islands
84.91 years
in 2024
Low & middle income
74.42 years
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
26th
Low & middle income rank
27th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 84.91 years against 74.42 years in Low & middle income, a difference of 10.49 years.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.

Faroe Islands ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 27th of 218 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 76.56 years 51.35 years 25.21 years Faroe Islands
1970s 78.01 years 57.47 years 20.53 years Faroe Islands
1980s 78.93 years 62.55 years 16.38 years Faroe Islands
1990s 80.53 years 65.84 years 14.69 years Faroe Islands
2000s 81.93 years 69.17 years 12.76 years Faroe Islands
2010s 83.98 years 72.45 years 11.53 years Faroe Islands
2020s 84.78 years 73.59 years 11.19 years Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Faroe Islands or Low & middle income?
Faroe Islands, at 84.91 years against 74.42 years in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Faroe Islands and Low & middle income?
10.49 years, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Low & middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and Low & middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Faroe Islands ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.