Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
Health
live 8.8 years less
In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Russia, that number is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 31.2% less money
Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2014, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $27,500 as of 2022.
be 75.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Russia, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
be 21.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Russia, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2020.
Life
have 43.6% fewer children
In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 51.3% less on education
Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Russia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 33.7 times more coastline
Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Russia: At a glance
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