Faroe Islands vs Panama: Life expectancy by sex
Faroe Islands
82.5 years
in 2023
Panama
82.56 years
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
58th
Panama rank
57th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Faroe Islands
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 82.56 years against 82.5 years in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.06 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 Panama ranks 57th 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 | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.94 years | 58.68 years | 9.27 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1960s | 76.56 years | 63.42 years | 13.14 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 78.01 years | 68.8 years | 9.2 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 79.13 years | 73.06 years | 6.06 years | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 80.37 years | 75.35 years | 5.02 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 81.03 years | 78.23 years | 2.81 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 81.82 years | 80.68 years | 1.14 years | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 82.13 years | 81.24 years | 0.8947 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 Panama?
- Panama, at 82.56 years against 82.5 years in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Faroe Islands and Panama?
- 0.06 years, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Panama?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Panama rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Faroe Islands ranks 58th and Panama ranks 57th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.