Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Pierre and Miquelon instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years less
In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2017. In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, that number is 8.7% as of 2015.
Life
be 36.2% 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 Saint Pierre and Miquelon, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 40.7% fewer children
In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, there are 6.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 89.3% less coastline
Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, that number is 120 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2015–2024), World Bank (2024). How we calculate this
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon: At a glance
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