Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 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 2.8 times more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
have 56.5% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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 75.9% more on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 34.3% more home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 98.9% less CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 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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