Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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
be 60.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 56.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 81.7% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 75.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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 15.2% more on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 70.6% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 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
How big is Faroe Islands compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.