Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Denmark, you would:
Economy
be 27.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 20.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
make 28.4% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
Life
have 33.2% more children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 97.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, 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.
Geography
see 84.7% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 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 Denmark? See an in-depth size comparison.