Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Japan, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 37.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Japan, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Japan, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.9 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Japan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 96.2% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 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
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