Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 100.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Israel, that number is 4.4% as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 40.6% 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 Israel, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
have 16.5% more children
In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Israel, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 24.4% less on education
Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Israel spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 75.6% less coastline
Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Israel: At a glance
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