Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
be 50.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 54.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 68.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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.
have 14.2% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.3% more on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 4.1 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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 Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.