Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

make 35.4% less money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $74,175 as of 2024, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $47,907 as of 2025.

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Life

be 21.5% 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 Malta, on the other hand, 4.7 children do as of 2024.

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have 28.7% fewer children

In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 38.0% less on education

Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Malta spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 82.4% less coastline

Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.

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Infrastructure

find 28.7% more home broadband

Faroe Islands has 34.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Malta has 44.5 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 79.5 times more CO2

Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Malta emits 3.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2019–2022). How we calculate this

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Malta: At a glance

Malta is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 316 sq km. Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The island staunchly supported the UK through both world wars and remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964; a decade later it declared itself a republic. Since about the mid-1980s, the island has transformed itself into a freight transshipment point, a financial center, and a tourist destination. Malta became an EU member in May 2004 and began using the euro as currency in 2008.
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