Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 7.0 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 13.8 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 84.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 87.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 62.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 31.3% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 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 12.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 89% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 49.0% more on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 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 Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.