Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
Health
live 20.8 years less
In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 80.3% less money
Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $74,175 as of 2024, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 28.5% more 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.9% less likely to have internet access
In Faroe Islands, approximately 97.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nauru, about 83.0% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 97.3% less coastline
Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Infrastructure
find 71.2% less home broadband
Faroe Islands has 34.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Nauru: At a glance
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