Faroe Islands vs Malta: Life expectancy at birth, female

Faroe Islands
84.91 years
in 2024
Malta
84.8 years
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
26th
Malta rank
27th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Malta
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 84.91 years against 84.8 years in Malta, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 26th and Malta ranks 27th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 76.56 years 71.22 years 5.34 years Faroe Islands
1970s 78.01 years 73.69 years 4.32 years Faroe Islands
1980s 78.93 years 76.01 years 2.92 years Faroe Islands
1990s 80.53 years 79.39 years 1.14 years Faroe Islands
2000s 81.93 years 81.56 years 0.3732 years Faroe Islands
2010s 83.98 years 83.94 years 0.0395 years Faroe Islands
2020s 84.78 years 84.56 years 0.2175 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 Malta?
Faroe Islands, at 84.91 years against 84.8 years in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Faroe Islands and Malta?
0.11 years, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Malta?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and Malta rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Faroe Islands ranks 26th and Malta ranks 27th of 217 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
265 places, 17,191 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.