Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

be 68.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Bermuda, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.

make 28.4% less money

Bermuda has a GDP per capita of $99,800 as of 2022, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,500 as of 2022.

Life

have 36.7% more children

In Bermuda, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Bermuda, approximately 2.2 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 4.0 times more on education

Bermuda spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 10.8 times more coastline

Bermuda has a total of 103 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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