Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.8 years less

In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 53.6% less money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $74,175 as of 2024, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $34,418 as of 2025.

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Life

be 75.0% 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 34.3% fewer children

In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 31.4% less on education

Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 3.4 times more coastline

Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

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Environment

emit 194.0 times more CO2

Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Estonia emits 7.8 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. Estonia

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Estonia is 40.5% cheaper than Faroe Islands overall
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Faroe Islands is about 32 times smaller than Estonia.
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Moving from Faroe Islands to Estonia · UN DESA 2015
1 people born in Faroe Islands live in Estonia.
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Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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