Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 8.9 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 2.2 times more money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 37.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 76.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 49.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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.
have 10.3% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 36.1% more likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 72.0% 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
Mexico 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 88.0% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 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 Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.