Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 61.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
make 12.9% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
Life
have 46.9% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 36.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 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 54.7% more on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Faroe Islands: At a glance
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