Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of India, you would:
Health
live 10.8 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 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 27.4 times more money
India has a GDP per capita of $2,702 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 74.3% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 23.3 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.
have 32.4% fewer children
In India, there are approximately 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 85.4% more on education
India spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.0% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 11.0 times more home broadband
India has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 98.2% less CO2
India emits 2.2 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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