Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Guernsey, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years less
In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 23.8% less money
Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 83.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Guernsey, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
Life
have 53.2% more children
In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 78.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Guernsey, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% more likely to have internet access
In Guernsey, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, about 98.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 22.3 times more coastline
Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Faroe Islands: At a glance
How big is Faroe Islands compared to Guernsey? See an in-depth size comparison.