Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 4.0 times more money
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2023, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,500 as of 2022.
be 88.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 53.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 12.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 25.2% more children
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 11.9 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 14.8% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% more on education
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.3 times more coastline
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 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
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