Which has higher life expectancy, Cayman Islands or Faroe Islands?

Cayman Islands, at 80.36 years against 80.18 years in Faroe Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Cayman Islands and Faroe Islands?

0.18 years, with Cayman Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Faroe Islands?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cayman Islands vs Faroe Islands: Life expectancy

Cayman Islands

80.36 years

in 2023

Faroe Islands

80.18 years

in 2023

Cayman Islands rank

54th

Faroe Islands rank

56th

Life expectancy over time

Cayman Islands
Faroe Islands

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 80.36 years against 80.18 years in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 54th and Faroe Islands ranks 56th of 236 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cayman Islands	Faroe Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	56.12 years	65.95 years	9.84 years	Faroe Islands
1960s	61.63 years	73.66 years	12.03 years	Faroe Islands
1970s	66.72 years	75.29 years	8.57 years	Faroe Islands
1980s	71.23 years	76.11 years	4.87 years	Faroe Islands
1990s	73.5 years	77.57 years	4.07 years	Faroe Islands
2000s	74.88 years	78.4 years	3.52 years	Faroe Islands
2010s	77.83 years	79.35 years	1.53 years	Faroe Islands
2020s	79.72 years	79.8 years	0.0866 years	Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Cayman Islands or Faroe Islands?: Cayman Islands, at 80.36 years against 80.18 years in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Cayman Islands and Faroe Islands?: 0.18 years, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Faroe Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cayman Islands and Faroe Islands rank globally for life expectancy?: Cayman Islands ranks 54th and Faroe Islands ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.