Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 7.7 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 45.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 11.0 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 31.4% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 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 19.1% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 53.7% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.0 times more home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 98.0% less CO2
Peru emits 2.0 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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