Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years less
In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Romania, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 28.0% less money
Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2014, while in Romania, the GDP per capita is $28,800 as of 2020.
be 39.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Romania, that number is 3.1% as of 2019.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Romania, however, that number is 23.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 41.4% fewer children
In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Romania, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.4% less likely to have internet access
In Faroe Islands, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Romania, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 59.8% less on education
Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Romania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 79.9% less coastline
Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Romania: At a glance
How big is Romania compared to Faroe Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.