Falkland Islands vs United States: Life expectancy
Falkland Islands
79.21 years
in 2023
United States
79.3 years
in 2023
Falkland Islands rank
64th
United States rank
63rd
Life expectancy over time
- Falkland Islands
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 79.3 years against 79.21 years in Falkland Islands, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.
Falkland Islands ranks 64th and United States ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Falkland Islands averaged higher in 1 and United States in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Falkland Islands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.16 years | 69.1 years | 17.94 years | United States |
| 1960s | 54.42 years | 70.2 years | 15.78 years | United States |
| 1970s | 55.71 years | 72.22 years | 16.52 years | United States |
| 1980s | 52.03 years | 74.57 years | 22.54 years | United States |
| 1990s | 61.38 years | 75.98 years | 14.61 years | United States |
| 2000s | 74.75 years | 77.54 years | 2.79 years | United States |
| 2010s | 78.31 years | 78.77 years | 0.451 years | United States |
| 2020s | 79.01 years | 77.67 years | 1.34 years | Falkland Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Falkland Islands or United States?
- United States, at 79.3 years against 79.21 years in Falkland Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Falkland Islands and United States?
- 0.09 years, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Falkland Islands and United States rank globally for life expectancy?
- Falkland Islands ranks 64th and United States ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing 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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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.