Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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
make 6.3 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 57.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 50.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 64.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 22.2% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, about 98.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 70.8% more on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 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 Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.