Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 50.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 12.0 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 31.9% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 34.1% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 55.1% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 90.8% more home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 98.5% less CO2
Panama emits 2.7 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 (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Faroe Islands: At a glance
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