Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
Economy
make 14.2% less money
Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2014, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
have 47.7% fewer children
In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.4% less likely to have internet access
In Faroe Islands, approximately 97.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 52.6% less on education
Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 55.1% less coastline
Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Faroe Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.