Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 11.0% less money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $71,500 as of 2022, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

be 23.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

Life

be 46.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Faroe Islands, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 27.5% fewer children

In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 11.8% less on education

Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 94.0% less coastline

Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.

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

Belgium: At a glance

Belgium is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 30,278 sq km. Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830; it was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. The country prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Political divisions between the Dutch-speaking Flemings of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy. Its capital, Brussels, is home to numerous international organizations including the EU and NATO.
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