Faroe Islands vs Small states: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Faroe Islands
83.08 years
in 2024
Small states
73.11 years
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
20th
Small states rank
23rd
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Faroe Islands
- Small states
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 83.08 years against 73.11 years in Small states, a difference of 9.97 years.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Small states's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 20th and Small states ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.79 years | 59.64 years | 14.14 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 75.41 years | 61.81 years | 13.6 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 75.83 years | 64.2 years | 11.62 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 77.18 years | 65.81 years | 11.37 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 79.36 years | 67.98 years | 11.38 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 81.6 years | 70.94 years | 10.66 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 82.81 years | 72.2 years | 10.61 years | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Faroe Islands or Small states?
- Faroe Islands, at 83.08 years against 73.11 years in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Faroe Islands and Small states?
- 9.97 years, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Small states?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and Small states rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Faroe Islands ranks 20th and Small states ranks 23rd of 218 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.