Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 46.7% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
Life
have 16.9% more children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 74.1% more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, 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 36.7% more on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 92.6% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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
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