Faroe Islands vs Singapore: Life expectancy at birth, male
Faroe Islands
81.34 years
in 2024
Singapore
81.2 years
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
16th
Singapore rank
17th
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Faroe Islands
- Singapore
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 81.34 years against 81.2 years in Singapore, a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.14 years | 63.63 years | 7.52 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 72.93 years | 67.08 years | 5.86 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 72.87 years | 71.3 years | 1.57 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 74 years | 74.26 years | 0.2629 years | Singapore |
| 2000s | 76.9 years | 77.34 years | 0.4373 years | Singapore |
| 2010s | 79.34 years | 80.36 years | 1.02 years | Singapore |
| 2020s | 80.94 years | 81 years | 0.0591 years | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Faroe Islands or Singapore?
- Faroe Islands, at 81.34 years against 81.2 years in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Faroe Islands and Singapore?
- 0.14 years, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Singapore?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and Singapore rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Faroe Islands ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 17th 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, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.