Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 10.4 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 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
be 69.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
make 21.2 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 71.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 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 29.1% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 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 27.3% more likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 60.1% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.7 times more home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 98.8% less CO2
Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), The World Factbook (2015–2022). How we calculate this
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Faroe Islands: At a glance
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