Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 18.9 times more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $3,924 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 41.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 10.3 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 14.1% fewer children
In Iran, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.4% more likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 85.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 54.2% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.9 times more home broadband
Iran has 12.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 99.6% less CO2
Iran emits 9.1 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 (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Faroe Islands: At a glance
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