Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
have 63.6% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 87.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.1% more likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 86.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 91.8% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 22.6% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 99.2% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2019–2022). How we calculate this
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Faroe Islands: At a glance
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