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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Faroe Islands vs Ireland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Faroe Islands

0.0877

in 2023

Ireland

0.0878

in 2023

Faroe Islands rank

208th

Ireland rank

207th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Faroe Islands
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.0878 against 0.0877 in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.0001.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 208th and Ireland ranks 207th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Faroe Islands	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.1885	0.1582	0.0303	Faroe Islands
1960s	0.1267	0.136	0.0093	Ireland
1970s	0.1135	0.1263	0.0127	Ireland
1980s	0.1104	0.1126	0.0023	Ireland
1990s	0.1026	0.1052	0.0026	Ireland
2000s	0.098	0.0991	0.0011	Ireland
2010s	0.0925	0.0911	0.0014	Faroe Islands
2020s	0.0891	0.0874	0.0016	Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Faroe Islands or Ireland?: Ireland, at 0.0878 against 0.0877 in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Faroe Islands and Ireland?: 0.0001, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Ireland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Ireland rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Faroe Islands ranks 208th and Ireland ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.