Faroe Islands vs Macao: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (expectancy UNESCO Institute)
Faroe Islands
83.14 years
in 2023
Macao
83.18 years
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
19th
Macao rank
18th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (expectancy UNESCO Institute) over time
- Faroe Islands
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 83.18 years against 83.14 years in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 19th and Macao ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.41 years | 70.6 years | 4.8 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 75.83 years | 74.35 years | 1.48 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 77.17 years | 77.35 years | 0.1803 years | Macao |
| 2000s | 79.35 years | 81.28 years | 1.93 years | Macao |
| 2010s | 81.62 years | 83.06 years | 1.44 years | Macao |
| 2020s | 82.89 years | 83.53 years | 0.636 years | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Faroe Islands or Macao?
- Macao, at 83.18 years against 83.14 years in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Faroe Islands and Macao?
- 0.04 years, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Macao?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Macao rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Faroe Islands ranks 19th and Macao ranks 18th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release