Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 18.3% more money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $74,175 as of 2024, while in Washington, the GDP per capita is $87,768 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2024), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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