Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 57.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
make 17.9% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
Life
have 21.5% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 99.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 60.8% more on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 95.7% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 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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