Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 61.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
Life
be 68.3% 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 53.5% fewer children
In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 61.0% less on education
Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 26.6 times more coastline
Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to Faroe Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.