Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

make 33.2% more money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $74,175 as of 2024, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.

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Life

be 63.3% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 31.5% fewer children

In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 82.7% less coastline

Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

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Infrastructure

find 19.6% less home broadband

Faroe Islands has 34.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 243.8 times more CO2

Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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

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Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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