Faroe Islands vs Norway: Life expectancy at birth, female

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

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Norway
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

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

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 76.56 years 76.32 years 0.2417 years Faroe Islands
1970s 78.01 years 78.03 years 0.0207 years Norway
1980s 78.93 years 79.53 years 0.5991 years Norway
1990s 80.53 years 80.64 years 0.1085 years Norway
2000s 81.93 years 82.27 years 0.3368 years Norway
2010s 83.98 years 84.02 years 0.0405 years Norway
2020s 84.78 years 84.64 years 0.1375 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 Norway?
Faroe Islands, at 84.91 years against 84.8 years in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Faroe Islands and Norway?
0.11 years, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Norway?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and Norway rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Faroe Islands ranks 26th and Norway 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.