Which has higher number of deaths, Faroe Islands or Greenland?

Faroe Islands, at 558 deaths against 552 deaths in Greenland as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Faroe Islands and Greenland?

6 deaths, with Faroe Islands ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Faroe Islands vs Greenland: Number of deaths

Faroe Islands

558 deaths

in 2023

Greenland

552 deaths

in 2023

Faroe Islands rank

207th

Greenland rank

208th

Number of deaths over time

Faroe Islands
Greenland

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 558 deaths against 552 deaths in Greenland, a difference of 6 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 207th and Greenland ranks 208th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Greenland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Faroe Islands	Greenland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	340.4 deaths	411.1 deaths	70.7 deaths	Greenland
1960s	249.7 deaths	321.9 deaths	72.2 deaths	Greenland
1970s	276.9 deaths	358.9 deaths	82 deaths	Greenland
1980s	338.9 deaths	436.2 deaths	97.3 deaths	Greenland
1990s	376.1 deaths	474.5 deaths	98.4 deaths	Greenland
2000s	432.2 deaths	451.6 deaths	19.4 deaths	Greenland
2010s	497.3 deaths	482.1 deaths	15.2 deaths	Faroe Islands
2020s	570.75 deaths	539.5 deaths	31.25 deaths	Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Faroe Islands or Greenland?: Faroe Islands, at 558 deaths against 552 deaths in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Faroe Islands and Greenland?: 6 deaths, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Greenland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Greenland rank globally for number of deaths?: Faroe Islands ranks 207th and Greenland ranks 208th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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