Cayman Islands vs Faroe Islands: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Cayman Islands
80.36 years
in 2023
Faroe Islands
80.18 years
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
54th
Faroe Islands rank
56th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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 vs. electoral democracy index, 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 vs. electoral democracy index 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 vs. electoral democracy index?
- Cayman Islands ranks 54th and Faroe Islands ranks 56th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. 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.