Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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
make 51.5% more money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 33.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 78.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 5.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Expenditures
spend 95.2% more on education
Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 76.1% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 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 Malaysia? See an in-depth size comparison.