Faroe Islands vs Luxembourg: Life expectancy at birth, total
Faroe Islands
83.08 years
in 2024
Luxembourg
83.2 years
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
20th
Luxembourg rank
18th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Faroe Islands
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 83.2 years against 83.08 years in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 20th and Luxembourg ranks 18th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 5 and Luxembourg in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.79 years | 69.12 years | 4.66 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 75.41 years | 70.5 years | 4.91 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 75.83 years | 73.08 years | 2.75 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 77.18 years | 76.28 years | 0.9049 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 79.36 years | 78.98 years | 0.3775 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 81.6 years | 81.9 years | 0.303 years | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 82.81 years | 82.84 years | 0.0261 years | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Faroe Islands or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 83.2 years against 83.08 years in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Faroe Islands and Luxembourg?
- 0.12 years, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Luxembourg?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and Luxembourg rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Faroe Islands ranks 20th and Luxembourg ranks 18th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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.