Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 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 35.4% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $114,769 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
have 24.1% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 76.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 56.4% more on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 26.4% less home broadband
Switzerland has 47.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 98.9% less CO2
Switzerland emits 3.8 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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