Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Economy
make 49.6% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $147,252 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
have 13.7% more children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Luxembourg, approximately 1.9 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 2.0 times more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 14.2% less home broadband
Luxembourg has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 99.6% less CO2
Luxembourg emits 10.6 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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