Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Israel, you would:
Economy
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.
make 22.9% more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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 41.9% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 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 10.7% more likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 28.2% more on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
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.
Infrastructure
find 18.5% more home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 99.3% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 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 (2014–2022). How we calculate this
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