Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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
be 68.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 32.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 28.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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 41.3% more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.4% more on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 72.4% more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 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 Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.