Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 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 75.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
make 53.1% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $85,300 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
Life
have 60.1% more children
In Qatar, 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 98.4% more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 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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