Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Oman, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $19,947 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 27.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Oman, approximately 8.3 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.
have 35.6% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 73.5% more on education
Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 46.6% less coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.1 times more home broadband
Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 99.8% less CO2
Oman emits 18.6 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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