Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 33.2% more money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
have 21.3% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 27.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 57.0% more on education
Canada spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 18.7% less home broadband
Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 99.7% less CO2
Canada emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2019–2022). How we calculate this
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