Colombia vs Faroe Islands: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Colombia
38.8%
in 2023
Faroe Islands
38.7%
in 2023
Colombia rank
131st
Faroe Islands rank
134th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Colombia
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 38.8% against 38.7% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Colombia ranks 131st and Faroe Islands ranks 134th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Faroe Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.5% | 44.5% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 1960s | 44.9% | 38.9% | 6.0% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 42.8% | 38.6% | 4.3% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 40.1% | 37.1% | 2.9% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 37.4% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 37.9% | 0.0% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 38.3% | 0.5% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 38.8% | 1.2% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Colombia or Faroe Islands?
- Colombia, at 38.8% against 38.7% in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Colombia and Faroe Islands?
- 0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Faroe Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Faroe Islands rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Colombia ranks 131st and Faroe Islands ranks 134th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.