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

Guernsey, at 589 deaths against 558 deaths in Faroe Islands as of 2023.

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

31 deaths, with Guernsey ahead.

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

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 Guernsey: Number of deaths

Faroe Islands

558 deaths

in 2023

Guernsey

589 deaths

in 2023

Faroe Islands rank

207th

Guernsey rank

205th

Number of deaths over time

Faroe Islands
Guernsey

How they compare

Guernsey currently reports 589 deaths against 558 deaths in Faroe Islands, a difference of 31 deaths.

That makes Guernsey's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guernsey ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 207th and Guernsey ranks 205th of 236 countries.

Guernsey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Faroe Islands	Guernsey	Difference	Ahead
1950s	340.4 deaths	482.9 deaths	142.5 deaths	Guernsey
1960s	249.7 deaths	561.8 deaths	312.1 deaths	Guernsey
1970s	276.9 deaths	616 deaths	339.1 deaths	Guernsey
1980s	338.9 deaths	607.2 deaths	268.3 deaths	Guernsey
1990s	376.1 deaths	595.3 deaths	219.2 deaths	Guernsey
2000s	432.2 deaths	531.6 deaths	99.4 deaths	Guernsey
2010s	497.3 deaths	524.2 deaths	26.9 deaths	Guernsey
2020s	570.75 deaths	586 deaths	15.25 deaths	Guernsey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Faroe Islands or Guernsey?: Guernsey, at 589 deaths against 558 deaths in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Faroe Islands and Guernsey?: 31 deaths, with Guernsey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Guernsey?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Guernsey rank globally for number of deaths?: Faroe Islands ranks 207th and Guernsey ranks 205th 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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