Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 8.8 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 45.5% more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $27,500 as of 2022, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 43.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 17.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Russia, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 77.4% more children
In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.9% more likely to have internet access
In Russia, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Russia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 97.0% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Faroe Islands: At a glance
How big is Faroe Islands compared to Russia? See an in-depth size comparison.