Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 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 73.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 8.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 51.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 61.3% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 65.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, approximately 3.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Lithuania spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 12.4 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 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 Lithuania? See an in-depth size comparison.