Faroe Islands vs Saint Martin (French part): Life expectancy
Faroe Islands
80.18 years
in 2023
Saint Martin (French part)
80.22 years
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
56th
Saint Martin (French part) rank
55th
Life expectancy over time
- Faroe Islands
- Saint Martin (French part)
How they compare
Saint Martin (French part) currently reports 80.22 years against 80.18 years in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Martin (French part) ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 56th and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 5 and Saint Martin (French part) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Saint Martin (French part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.95 years | 66.14 years | 0.1818 years | Saint Martin (French part) |
| 1960s | 73.66 years | 68.99 years | 4.67 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 75.29 years | 71.84 years | 3.45 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 76.11 years | 73.02 years | 3.09 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 77.57 years | 75.61 years | 1.96 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 78.4 years | 77.68 years | 0.7192 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 79.35 years | 79.49 years | 0.1401 years | Saint Martin (French part) |
| 2020s | 79.8 years | 80.19 years | 0.3832 years | Saint Martin (French part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Faroe Islands or Saint Martin (French part)?
- Saint Martin (French part), at 80.22 years against 80.18 years in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Faroe Islands and Saint Martin (French part)?
- 0.04 years, with Saint Martin (French part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Saint Martin (French part)?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Saint Martin (French part) rank globally for life expectancy?
- Faroe Islands ranks 56th and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 55th 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.