Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years less
In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Oman, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 31.8% less money
Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2014, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2019.
Life
have 48.0% more children
In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Oman, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Faroe Islands, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Oman, on the other hand, 14.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 34.1% less on education
Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Oman spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 87.3% more coastline
Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Oman: At a glance
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