Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0748 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Faroe Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Faroe Islands is 0.0748, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.2064 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0748, in 2023.
That places Faroe Islands 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2064 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1969 | -4.6% |
| 1952 | 0.188 | -4.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1779 | -5.3% |
| 1954 | 0.1666 | -6.4% |
| 1955 | 0.1545 | -7.2% |
| 1956 | 0.1428 | -7.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1326 | -7.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1241 | -6.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1175 | -5.3% |
| 1960 | 0.1124 | -4.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1085 | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1054 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.103 | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1011 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0997 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0986 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0978 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0971 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0966 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0961 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0955 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0949 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0944 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0943 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0942 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0943 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0943 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0941 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0938 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0931 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0921 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.091 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.09 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.089 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0881 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0873 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0866 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0859 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0852 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0847 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0843 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0839 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0837 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0835 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0834 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0832 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0829 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0826 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0823 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.082 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0817 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0814 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0813 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0811 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.081 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0808 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0806 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0802 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0798 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0794 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0789 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0785 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0781 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0778 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0774 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0771 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0768 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0764 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0761 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0758 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.076 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0769 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0748 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1607 | 0.1175 | 0.2064 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.102 | 0.0966 | 0.1124 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0946 | 0.0938 | 0.0961 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0888 | 0.0852 | 0.0931 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0834 | 0.0823 | 0.0847 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.081 | 0.0798 | 0.082 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0777 | 0.0761 | 0.0794 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0759 | 0.0748 | 0.0769 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More poverty & inequality data for Faroe Islands
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0748 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0877 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Faroe Islands?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Faroe Islands was 0.0748 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2064 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0748 in 2023.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Faroe Islands ranks 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.