Faroe Islands vs Israel: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Faroe Islands
0.0748
in 2023
Israel
0.0752
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
212th
Israel rank
210th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Faroe Islands
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 0.0752 against 0.0748 in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.0004.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 212th and Israel ranks 210th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and Israel in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1607 | 0.1545 | 0.0062 | Faroe Islands |
| 1960s | 0.102 | 0.1324 | 0.0304 | Israel |
| 1970s | 0.0946 | 0.1159 | 0.0213 | Israel |
| 1980s | 0.0888 | 0.1006 | 0.0117 | Israel |
| 1990s | 0.0834 | 0.0917 | 0.0083 | Israel |
| 2000s | 0.081 | 0.0834 | 0.0025 | Israel |
| 2010s | 0.0777 | 0.0772 | 0.0005 | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 0.0759 | 0.0741 | 0.0018 | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Faroe Islands or Israel?
- Israel, at 0.0752 against 0.0748 in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Faroe Islands and Israel?
- 0.0004, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Israel?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Israel rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Faroe Islands ranks 212th and Israel ranks 210th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.