Faroe Islands vs Ireland: Life expectancy at birth, total
Faroe Islands
83.08 years
in 2024
Ireland
83.01 years
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
20th
Ireland rank
23rd
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Faroe Islands
- Ireland
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 83.08 years against 83.01 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.0734 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Globally, Faroe Islands ranks 20th and Ireland ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.