Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years less
In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 57.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2022.
be 37.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Thailand, however, that number is 6.3% as of 2021.
make 56.2% less money
Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2014, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,500 as of 2022.
Life
have 33.6% fewer children
In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.9% less likely to have internet access
In Faroe Islands, approximately 97.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Thailand, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 57.9% less on education
Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Thailand: At a glance
How big is Thailand compared to Faroe Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.