Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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 77.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 9.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 50.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 89.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 40.0% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, about 98.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 90.7% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
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.
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 Italy? See an in-depth size comparison.