Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 35.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 26.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
make 26.2% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
Life
have 35.9% more children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 76.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 51.9% more on education
Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 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 Netherlands? See an in-depth size comparison.