Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Wallis and Futuna instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
Economy
make 90.5% less money
Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2014, while in Wallis and Futuna, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2004.
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Wallis and Futuna, that number is 8.8% as of 2013.
Life
be 29.9% 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 Wallis and Futuna, on the other hand, 4.2 children do as of 2020.
have 17.9% fewer children
In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Wallis and Futuna, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 90.8% less likely to have internet access
In Faroe Islands, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Wallis and Futuna, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 88.5% less coastline
Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Wallis and Futuna, that number is 129 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Wallis and Futuna: At a glance
How big is Wallis and Futuna compared to Faroe Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.