Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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
make 10.7% more money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $64,600 as of 2023, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,500 as of 2022.
be 58.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 32.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 60.2% more children
In Austria, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 84.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 3.2 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 49.0% more on education
Austria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Faroe Islands: At a glance
How big is Faroe Islands compared to Austria? See an in-depth size comparison.