Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years less
In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 67.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In China, however, that number is 3.3% as of 2016.
make 54.5% less money
Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2014, while in China, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2018.
be 77.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In China, that number is 3.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Faroe Islands, approximately 5.1 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In China, on the other hand, 11.4 children do as of 2020.
have 22.1% fewer children
In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In China, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 44.4% less likely to have internet access
In Faroe Islands, approximately 97.6% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In China, about 54.3% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 13.0 times more coastline
Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
China: At a glance
How big is China compared to Faroe Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.