Faroe Islands vs Maldives: Life expectancy by sex
Faroe Islands
82.5 years
in 2023
Maldives
82.82 years
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
58th
Maldives rank
54th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Faroe Islands
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 82.82 years against 82.5 years in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.32 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 58th and Maldives ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.94 years | 38.07 years | 29.88 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1960s | 76.56 years | 41.17 years | 35.39 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 78.01 years | 49.36 years | 28.64 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 79.13 years | 59.58 years | 19.55 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 80.37 years | 67.85 years | 12.52 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 81.03 years | 75.45 years | 5.58 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 81.82 years | 79.97 years | 1.86 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 82.13 years | 81.36 years | 0.7693 years | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Faroe Islands or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 82.82 years against 82.5 years in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Faroe Islands and Maldives?
- 0.32 years, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Maldives?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Maldives rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Faroe Islands ranks 58th and Maldives ranks 54th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. 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 at birth among females, in a given year.