Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Portugal, you would:
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
have 36.7% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% more likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 88.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 67.0% more on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 37.7% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 23.5% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 98.8% less CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 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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