Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years longer
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 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 14.6 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $5,066 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 50.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Vietnam, approximately 12.0 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 19.5% fewer children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 13.4 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 16.0% more likely to have internet access
In Vietnam, approximately 84.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Vietnam spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 67.6% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 45.9% more home broadband
Vietnam has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 99.1% less CO2
Vietnam emits 4.3 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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