Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 8.7 times more money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $8,562 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 43.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 10.5 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.
have 18.5% fewer children
In Colombia, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.0% more likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 79.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 44.5% more on education
Colombia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 65.2% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.0 times more home broadband
Colombia has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 97.8% less CO2
Colombia emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2019–2022). How we calculate this
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Faroe Islands: At a glance
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