Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 71.3% more money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $43,309 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
have 71.4% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 2.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 86.7% more on education
Italy 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 85.3% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Environment
emit 99.2% less CO2
Italy emits 5.1 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 (2019–2022). How we calculate this
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Faroe Islands: At a glance
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