Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Slovenia, you would:

Economy

make 98.5% more money

Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $37,376 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.

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Life

have 36.7% more children

In Slovenia, 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.

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be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Slovenia, approximately 1.8 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.

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Expenditures

spend 43.9% more on education

Slovenia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

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Geography

see 24.0 times more coastline

Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.

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Environment

emit 99.4% less CO2

Slovenia emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2019–2022). How we calculate this

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Faroe Islands: At a glance

Faroe Islands is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 1,393 sq km. The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century. The islands have been connected politically to Denmark since the 14th century. A high degree of self-government was granted the Faroese in 1948, who have autonomy over most internal affairs while Denmark is responsible for justice, defense, and foreign affairs. The Faroe Islands are not part of the European Union.
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