Faroe Islands vs Norway: Life expectancy at birth, total
Faroe Islands
83.08 years
in 2024
Norway
83.16 years
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
20th
Norway rank
19th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Faroe Islands
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 83.16 years against 83.08 years in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 20th and Norway ranks 19th 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 | 73.79 years | 73.66 years | 0.1255 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 75.41 years | 74.79 years | 0.6192 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 75.83 years | 76.08 years | 0.255 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 77.18 years | 77.62 years | 0.4344 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 79.36 years | 79.78 years | 0.4242 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 81.6 years | 82.06 years | 0.4616 years | Norway |
| 2020s | 82.81 years | 83.01 years | 0.1988 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Faroe Islands or Norway?
- Norway, at 83.16 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 Norway?
- 0.08 years, with Norway 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, total?
- Faroe Islands ranks 20th and Norway ranks 19th 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.