Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Austria instead of Faroe Islands, you would:

Health

live 1.1 years less

In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 15.2% less money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $74,175 as of 2024, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $62,930 as of 2025.

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Life

be 53.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Faroe Islands, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Austria, on the other hand, 2.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 22.2% fewer children

In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 30.5% less on education

Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Austria spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 12.9% less home broadband

Faroe Islands has 34.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Austria has 30.1 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 158.0 times more CO2

Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Austria emits 6.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2019–2022). How we calculate this

Compare further: Faroe Islands vs. Austria

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Austria is 10.4% cheaper than Faroe Islands overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Faroe Islands is about 60 times smaller than Austria.
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Moving from Faroe Islands to Austria · UN DESA 2015
1 people born in Faroe Islands live in Austria.
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Austria: At a glance

Austria is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 82,445 sq km. Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. The Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.
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