Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Hong Kong, that number is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 99.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
make 23.2% less money
Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $74,175 as of 2024, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 57.4% 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 Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 54.6% fewer children
In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 34.4% less coastline
Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 16.4% more home broadband
Faroe Islands has 34.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 115.0 times more CO2
Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2015–2022). How we calculate this
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Hong Kong: At a glance
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