Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Denmark, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

be 24.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.

Life

be 49.2% 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 Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.

have 24.2% fewer children

In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Denmark, there are 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 15.8% less on education

Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 6.5 times more coastline

Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.

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

Denmark: At a glance

Denmark is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,434 sq km. Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.
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