Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
live 10.6 years longer
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 9.5 times more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 39.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
be 7.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 79.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 29.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 22.6% fewer children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 75% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, about 98.0% do as of 2019.
be 17.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cambodia, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.7 times more on education
Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Faroe Islands: At a glance
How big is Faroe Islands compared to Cambodia? See an in-depth size comparison.