Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Jersey, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years less
In Jersey, 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 45.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Jersey, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
make 29.3% less money
Jersey has a GDP per capita of $56,600 as of 2016, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
Life
have 20.4% more children
In Jersey, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 54.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Jersey, approximately 3.9 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 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Jersey, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, about 98.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 16.0 times more coastline
Jersey has a total of 70 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 Jersey? See an in-depth size comparison.