Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.1 years longer

In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 2.7 times more money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2014, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 63.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 74.1% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 40.9% fewer children

In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 63.2% less on education

Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 82.7% less coastline

Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

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

Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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