Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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 31.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
make 46.9% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $132,600 as of 2024, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $70,400 as of 2023.
Life
have 68.3% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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 2.7 times more on education
Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 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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