Faroe Islands vs Italy: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Faroe Islands
38.7%
in 2023
Italy
38.7%
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
134th
Italy rank
133rd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Faroe Islands
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 38.7% against 38.7% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 134th and Italy ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 7 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.5% | 42.7% | 1.8% | Faroe Islands |
| 1960s | 38.9% | 39.1% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1970s | 38.6% | 36.5% | 2.0% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 37.1% | 35.1% | 2.0% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 37.4% | 35.2% | 2.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 36.2% | 1.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 37.9% | 0.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 38.1% | 0.7% | 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, Faroe Islands or Italy?
- Italy, at 38.7% against 38.7% in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Faroe Islands and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Italy rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Faroe Islands ranks 134th and Italy ranks 133rd 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.