Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 87.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 42.6% 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 New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 14.5% fewer children
In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 26.8% less on education
Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 13.5 times more coastline
Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
New Zealand: At a glance
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