Faroe Islands vs Iceland

Faroe Islands (Europe) and Iceland (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1965-2024

Faroe Islands Iceland World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 100k 1965 Faroe Islands: 1,594.48 Iceland: 2,861.11 World: 601.89 1966 Faroe Islands: 1,749.16 Iceland: 3,378.14 World: 638.97 1967 Faroe Islands: 1,780.16 Iceland: 3,283.55 World: 664.4 1968 Faroe Islands: 1,735.53 Iceland: 2,473.42 World: 703.46 1969 Faroe Islands: 1,849.44 Iceland: 2,142.21 World: 761.11 1970 Faroe Islands: 2,219.38 Iceland: 2,666.41 World: 817.68 1971 Faroe Islands: 2,563.6 Iceland: 3,365.78 World: 884.88 1972 Faroe Islands: 3,046.46 Iceland: 4,155.19 World: 1,002 1973 Faroe Islands: 4,067.93 Iceland: 5,627.41 World: 1,201.53 1974 Faroe Islands: 4,906.28 Iceland: 7,286.66 World: 1,362.19 1975 Faroe Islands: 5,605.51 Iceland: 6,679.78 World: 1,488.94 1976 Faroe Islands: 6,593.62 Iceland: 7,848.35 World: 1,589.73 1977 Faroe Islands: 8,387.15 Iceland: 10,305.31 World: 1,766.28 1978 Faroe Islands: 9,479.44 Iceland: 11,629.52 World: 2,055.49 1979 Faroe Islands: 10,549.34 Iceland: 13,082.49 World: 2,335.19 1980 Faroe Islands: 11,446.28 Iceland: 15,339.91 World: 2,587.01 1981 Faroe Islands: 10,458.1 Iceland: 15,666.38 World: 2,628.62 1982 Faroe Islands: 10,052.92 Iceland: 14,191.03 World: 2,554.08 1983 Faroe Islands: 10,893.33 Iceland: 12,079.8 World: 2,561.17 1984 Faroe Islands: 9,437.29 Iceland: 12,377.59 World: 2,614.33 1985 Faroe Islands: 10,048.51 Iceland: 12,793.27 World: 2,690.59 1986 Faroe Islands: 14,933.54 Iceland: 16,979.52 World: 3,118.57 1987 Faroe Islands: 18,982.24 Iceland: 23,238.04 World: 3,487.88 1988 Faroe Islands: 20,453.1 Iceland: 25,306.69 World: 3,829.99 1989 Faroe Islands: 18,180.85 Iceland: 23,218.54 World: 3,930.51 1990 Faroe Islands: 20,125.37 Iceland: 26,272.25 World: 4,338.94 1991 Faroe Islands: 19,163.56 Iceland: 27,739.89 World: 4,453.9 1992 Faroe Islands: 19,300.66 Iceland: 28,072.4 World: 4,679.98 1993 Faroe Islands: 16,373.83 Iceland: 24,404.03 World: 4,685.3 1994 Faroe Islands: 16,975.93 Iceland: 24,858.2 World: 4,967.01 1995 Faroe Islands: 20,669.21 Iceland: 27,564.57 World: 5,463.2 1996 Faroe Islands: 22,705.7 Iceland: 28,583.52 World: 5,507.22 1997 Faroe Islands: 21,158.41 Iceland: 28,461.77 World: 5,408.57 1998 Faroe Islands: 24,729.02 Iceland: 31,519.16 World: 5,302.34 1999 Faroe Islands: 24,978.62 Iceland: 32,834.42 World: 5,401.23 2000 Faroe Islands: 23,322.76 Iceland: 32,503.58 World: 5,512.56 2001 Faroe Islands: 24,879.77 Iceland: 29,208.2 World: 5,404.2 2002 Faroe Islands: 26,937.65 Iceland: 32,749.38 World: 5,539.32 2003 Faroe Islands: 31,269.6 Iceland: 39,944.21 World: 6,129.87 2004 Faroe Islands: 35,647.54 Iceland: 47,809.61 World: 6,818 2005 Faroe Islands: 36,389.08 Iceland: 57,783.77 World: 7,290.57 2006 Faroe Islands: 41,743.68 Iceland: 58,172.14 World: 7,803.19 2007 Faroe Islands: 48,348.74 Iceland: 70,483.01 World: 8,685.33 2008 Faroe Islands: 51,287.89 Iceland: 57,489.34 World: 9,425.74 2009 Faroe Islands: 47,060.16 Iceland: 41,483.78 World: 8,827.04 2010 Faroe Islands: 47,924.14 Iceland: 43,776.47 World: 9,555.07 2011 Faroe Islands: 51,620.05 Iceland: 48,254.95 World: 10,496.93 2012 Faroe Islands: 50,263 Iceland: 46,594.99 World: 10,597.85 2013 Faroe Islands: 55,759.36 Iceland: 50,173.34 World: 10,759.35 2014 Faroe Islands: 60,173.31 Iceland: 55,140.36 World: 10,912.24 2015 Faroe Islands: 52,638.27 Iceland: 53,505.7 World: 10,191.98 2016 Faroe Islands: 56,876.43 Iceland: 62,854.09 World: 10,239.47 2017 Faroe Islands: 59,388.54 Iceland: 72,976.37 World: 10,784.4 2018 Faroe Islands: 62,525.26 Iceland: 75,633.87 World: 11,344.73 2019 Faroe Islands: 63,070.72 Iceland: 69,296.31 World: 11,417.6 2020 Faroe Islands: 62,247.93 Iceland: 60,127.94 World: 10,999.49 2021 Faroe Islands: 69,421.7 Iceland: 70,425.41 World: 12,472.91 2022 Faroe Islands: 67,069.4 Iceland: 76,376.96 World: 12,876.24 2023 Faroe Islands: 72,486.69 Iceland: 82,201.29 World: 13,313.86 2024 Faroe Islands: 74,175.28 Iceland: 85,863.15 World: 13,717.09 1965 1983 1992 2001 2010 2024

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Faroe Islands Iceland World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Faroe Islands: 72.11 Iceland: 74.04 World: 50.94 1961 Faroe Islands: 72.71 Iceland: 73.5 World: 52.8 1962 Faroe Islands: 73.18 Iceland: 73.72 World: 55.29 1963 Faroe Islands: 73.55 Iceland: 73.04 World: 55.65 1964 Faroe Islands: 73.86 Iceland: 73.54 World: 56.1 1965 Faroe Islands: 74.11 Iceland: 73.87 World: 55.93 1966 Faroe Islands: 74.32 Iceland: 73.3 World: 56.45 1967 Faroe Islands: 74.5 Iceland: 73.78 World: 56.9 1968 Faroe Islands: 74.7 Iceland: 74.01 World: 57.34 1969 Faroe Islands: 74.84 Iceland: 73.78 World: 57.68 1970 Faroe Islands: 74.98 Iceland: 73.93 World: 57.94 1971 Faroe Islands: 75.12 Iceland: 73.57 World: 58.02 1972 Faroe Islands: 75.21 Iceland: 74.46 World: 58.84 1973 Faroe Islands: 75.33 Iceland: 74.45 World: 59.3 1974 Faroe Islands: 75.37 Iceland: 74.51 World: 59.7 1975 Faroe Islands: 75.44 Iceland: 75.58 World: 60.13 1976 Faroe Islands: 75.51 Iceland: 76.97 World: 60.45 1977 Faroe Islands: 75.63 Iceland: 76.37 World: 61.04 1978 Faroe Islands: 75.72 Iceland: 76.65 World: 61.39 1979 Faroe Islands: 75.76 Iceland: 76.77 World: 61.84 1980 Faroe Islands: 75.85 Iceland: 76.85 World: 62.15 1981 Faroe Islands: 75.94 Iceland: 76.52 World: 62.52 1982 Faroe Islands: 76 Iceland: 77.04 World: 62.87 1983 Faroe Islands: 76.06 Iceland: 76.85 World: 63.13 1984 Faroe Islands: 76.12 Iceland: 77.58 World: 63.44 1985 Faroe Islands: 76.2 Iceland: 77.6 World: 63.73 1986 Faroe Islands: 75.16 Iceland: 77.99 World: 64.12 1987 Faroe Islands: 75.4 Iceland: 77.34 World: 64.46 1988 Faroe Islands: 75.64 Iceland: 77.08 World: 64.67 1989 Faroe Islands: 75.88 Iceland: 78.14 World: 64.96 1990 Faroe Islands: 76.12 Iceland: 78.04 World: 65.11 1991 Faroe Islands: 76.36 Iceland: 77.99 World: 65.3 1992 Faroe Islands: 76.59 Iceland: 78.76 World: 65.55 1993 Faroe Islands: 76.83 Iceland: 78.93 World: 65.74 1994 Faroe Islands: 77.07 Iceland: 79.25 World: 65.96 1995 Faroe Islands: 77.32 Iceland: 77.98 World: 66.2 1996 Faroe Islands: 77.56 Iceland: 78.78 World: 66.52 1997 Faroe Islands: 77.79 Iceland: 78.89 World: 66.83 1998 Faroe Islands: 78 Iceland: 79.6 World: 67.07 1999 Faroe Islands: 78.21 Iceland: 79.35 World: 67.31 2000 Faroe Islands: 78.41 Iceland: 79.65 World: 67.65 2001 Faroe Islands: 78.6 Iceland: 80.69 World: 67.95 2002 Faroe Islands: 78.79 Iceland: 80.5 World: 68.23 2003 Faroe Islands: 78.98 Iceland: 80.96 World: 68.52 2004 Faroe Islands: 79.21 Iceland: 81 World: 68.77 2005 Faroe Islands: 79.45 Iceland: 81.5 World: 69.11 2006 Faroe Islands: 79.69 Iceland: 81.16 World: 69.47 2007 Faroe Islands: 79.92 Iceland: 81.45 World: 69.81 2008 Faroe Islands: 80.15 Iceland: 81.61 World: 70 2009 Faroe Islands: 80.37 Iceland: 81.75 World: 70.38 2010 Faroe Islands: 80.61 Iceland: 81.9 World: 70.68 2011 Faroe Islands: 80.85 Iceland: 82.36 World: 70.97 2012 Faroe Islands: 81.11 Iceland: 82.92 World: 71.26 2013 Faroe Islands: 81.36 Iceland: 82.06 World: 71.53 2014 Faroe Islands: 81.59 Iceland: 82.86 World: 71.78 2015 Faroe Islands: 81.8 Iceland: 82.47 World: 71.97 2016 Faroe Islands: 81.96 Iceland: 82.2 World: 72.19 2017 Faroe Islands: 82.11 Iceland: 82.66 World: 72.37 2018 Faroe Islands: 82.25 Iceland: 82.86 World: 72.64 2019 Faroe Islands: 82.39 Iceland: 83.16 World: 72.87 2020 Faroe Islands: 82.53 Iceland: 83.06 World: 72.18 2021 Faroe Islands: 82.68 Iceland: 83.17 World: 71.22 2022 Faroe Islands: 82.82 Iceland: 82.12 World: 72.97 2023 Faroe Islands: 82.95 Iceland: 82.46 World: 73.33 2024 Faroe Islands: 83.08 Iceland: 82.81 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Faroe Islands Iceland World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Faroe Islands: 3.85 Iceland: 4.29 World: 4.69 1961 Faroe Islands: 3.76 Iceland: 3.88 World: 4.56 1962 Faroe Islands: 3.84 Iceland: 3.98 World: 5.02 1963 Faroe Islands: 3.9 Iceland: 3.99 World: 5.31 1964 Faroe Islands: 3.98 Iceland: 3.88 World: 5.13 1965 Faroe Islands: 4.09 Iceland: 3.73 World: 5.08 1966 Faroe Islands: 4.04 Iceland: 3.59 World: 4.97 1967 Faroe Islands: 3.98 Iceland: 3.28 World: 4.87 1968 Faroe Islands: 3.86 Iceland: 3.06 World: 4.98 1969 Faroe Islands: 3.56 Iceland: 2.99 World: 4.88 1970 Faroe Islands: 3.42 Iceland: 2.81 World: 4.84 1971 Faroe Islands: 3.22 Iceland: 2.92 World: 4.69 1972 Faroe Islands: 3.26 Iceland: 3.09 World: 4.55 1973 Faroe Islands: 3.22 Iceland: 2.94 World: 4.42 1974 Faroe Islands: 3.07 Iceland: 2.66 World: 4.26 1975 Faroe Islands: 2.9 Iceland: 2.65 World: 4.07 1976 Faroe Islands: 2.74 Iceland: 2.52 World: 3.97 1977 Faroe Islands: 2.68 Iceland: 2.31 World: 3.84 1978 Faroe Islands: 2.6 Iceland: 2.35 World: 3.77 1979 Faroe Islands: 2.7 Iceland: 2.49 World: 3.76 1980 Faroe Islands: 2.46 Iceland: 2.48 World: 3.73 1981 Faroe Islands: 2.47 Iceland: 2.33 World: 3.71 1982 Faroe Islands: 2.35 Iceland: 2.27 World: 3.72 1983 Faroe Islands: 2.16 Iceland: 2.24 World: 3.59 1984 Faroe Islands: 2.17 Iceland: 2.08 World: 3.57 1985 Faroe Islands: 2.31 Iceland: 1.93 World: 3.53 1986 Faroe Islands: 2.42 Iceland: 1.92 World: 3.51 1987 Faroe Islands: 2.35 Iceland: 2.06 World: 3.48 1988 Faroe Islands: 2.56 Iceland: 2.26 World: 3.39 1989 Faroe Islands: 2.71 Iceland: 2.19 World: 3.35 1990 Faroe Islands: 2.81 Iceland: 2.3 World: 3.31 1991 Faroe Islands: 2.63 Iceland: 2.18 World: 3.13 1992 Faroe Islands: 2.52 Iceland: 2.21 World: 3.04 1993 Faroe Islands: 2.51 Iceland: 2.22 World: 2.97 1994 Faroe Islands: 2.39 Iceland: 2.14 World: 2.92 1995 Faroe Islands: 2.42 Iceland: 2.08 World: 2.87 1996 Faroe Islands: 2.57 Iceland: 2.12 World: 2.82 1997 Faroe Islands: 2.49 Iceland: 2.04 World: 2.78 1998 Faroe Islands: 2.32 Iceland: 2.05 World: 2.75 1999 Faroe Islands: 2.31 Iceland: 1.99 World: 2.72 2000 Faroe Islands: 2.56 Iceland: 2.08 World: 2.73 2001 Faroe Islands: 2.3 Iceland: 1.95 World: 2.69 2002 Faroe Islands: 2.54 Iceland: 1.93 World: 2.66 2003 Faroe Islands: 2.53 Iceland: 1.99 World: 2.64 2004 Faroe Islands: 2.58 Iceland: 2.04 World: 2.63 2005 Faroe Islands: 2.61 Iceland: 2.05 World: 2.61 2006 Faroe Islands: 2.48 Iceland: 2.08 World: 2.61 2007 Faroe Islands: 2.54 Iceland: 2.09 World: 2.6 2008 Faroe Islands: 2.53 Iceland: 2.15 World: 2.6 2009 Faroe Islands: 2.34 Iceland: 2.23 World: 2.59 2010 Faroe Islands: 2.5 Iceland: 2.2 World: 2.57 2011 Faroe Islands: 2.28 Iceland: 2.02 World: 2.55 2012 Faroe Islands: 2.53 Iceland: 2.04 World: 2.56 2013 Faroe Islands: 2.51 Iceland: 1.93 World: 2.53 2014 Faroe Islands: 2.55 Iceland: 1.93 World: 2.52 2015 Faroe Islands: 2.41 Iceland: 1.8 World: 2.49 2016 Faroe Islands: 2.61 Iceland: 1.74 World: 2.49 2017 Faroe Islands: 2.47 Iceland: 1.71 World: 2.46 2018 Faroe Islands: 2.5 Iceland: 1.71 World: 2.39 2019 Faroe Islands: 2.42 Iceland: 1.74 World: 2.35 2020 Faroe Islands: 2.33 Iceland: 1.72 World: 2.28 2021 Faroe Islands: 2.31 Iceland: 1.82 World: 2.25 2022 Faroe Islands: 2.08 Iceland: 1.59 World: 2.22 2023 Faroe Islands: 1.87 Iceland: 1.55 World: 2.2 2024 Faroe Islands: 1.91 Iceland: 1.56 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Faroe Islands Iceland World

0 5 10 15 1970 Faroe Islands: 0.02 Iceland: 9.46 World: 4.14 1971 Faroe Islands: 0.02 Iceland: 9.86 World: 4.04 1972 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 10.74 World: 4.16 1973 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 12.16 World: 4.32 1974 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 11.74 World: 4.23 1975 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 10.88 World: 4.14 1976 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 10.88 World: 4.31 1977 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 11.11 World: 4.36 1978 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 11.36 World: 4.42 1979 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 11.63 World: 4.46 1980 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 10.66 World: 4.33 1981 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 10.13 World: 4.18 1982 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 8.46 World: 4.05 1983 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 8.52 World: 4.01 1984 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 9.37 World: 4.07 1985 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 8.84 World: 4.05 1986 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 8.8 World: 4.04 1987 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 8.86 World: 4.1 1988 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 9.21 World: 4.16 1989 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 9.09 World: 4.16 1990 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 9.18 World: 4.15 1991 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 8.89 World: 4.1 1992 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 8.83 World: 4.01 1993 Faroe Islands: 0.03 Iceland: 9.13 World: 3.97 1994 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 9.48 World: 3.94 1995 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 9.12 World: 3.99 1996 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 10.07 World: 4.01 1997 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 9.68 World: 4.02 1998 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 9.88 World: 3.98 1999 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 9.88 World: 3.95 2000 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 10.14 World: 4.01 2001 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 10.38 World: 4.01 2002 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 10.88 World: 4.02 2003 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 10.71 World: 4.15 2004 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 10.87 World: 4.28 2005 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 10.54 World: 4.39 2006 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 10.67 World: 4.48 2007 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 11.15 World: 4.59 2008 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 11.91 World: 4.56 2009 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 12.02 World: 4.45 2010 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 11.75 World: 4.67 2011 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 11.3 World: 4.76 2012 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 11.37 World: 4.77 2013 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 11.46 World: 4.81 2014 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 10.58 World: 4.78 2015 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 10.97 World: 4.7 2016 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 9.48 World: 4.65 2017 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 9.7 World: 4.67 2018 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 9.34 World: 4.73 2019 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 8.81 World: 4.7 2020 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 8.38 World: 4.47 2021 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 8.49 World: 4.68 2022 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 8.48 World: 4.67 2023 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 8.35 World: 4.68 2024 Faroe Islands: 0.04 Iceland: 8.52 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2017

Faroe Islands Iceland World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Faroe Islands: 67.9 Iceland: 87 World: 15.6 2006 Faroe Islands: 69.36 Iceland: 89.51 World: 17.2 2007 Faroe Islands: 75.98 Iceland: 90.6 World: 20.2 2008 Faroe Islands: 75.57 Iceland: 91 World: 22.8 2009 Faroe Islands: 75.18 Iceland: 93 World: 25.3 2010 Faroe Islands: 75.2 Iceland: 93.39 World: 28.4 2011 Faroe Islands: 80.73 Iceland: 94.82 World: 30.9 2012 Faroe Islands: 85.34 Iceland: 96.21 World: 33.3 2013 Faroe Islands: 90 Iceland: 96.55 World: 35.3 2014 Faroe Islands: 93.3 Iceland: 98.16 World: 37.4 2015 Faroe Islands: 94.2 Iceland: 98.2 World: 39.9 2016 Faroe Islands: 95.11 Iceland: 98.24 World: 43.6 2017 Faroe Islands: 97.58 Iceland: 98.26 World: 46.3 2005 2009 2011 2013 2017

Population

Indicator Faroe Islands Iceland
Population 54,900 2025
201st of 215		 392,404 2025
176th of 215
Population density 39.7 /km² 2023
161st of 214		 3.8 /km² 2023
210th of 214
Population growth 0.47 % 2025
136th of 215		 1.51 % 2025
70th of 215
Life expectancy 83.1 years 2024
19th of 215		 82.8 years 2024
25th of 215
Fertility rate 1.91 2024
108th of 215		 1.56 2024
138th of 215
Birth rate 10.8 ‰ 2024
141st of 215		 11.2 ‰ 2024
130th of 215
Urban population 39.6 % 2025
172nd of 215		 94.2 % 2025
22nd of 215
Aged 65+ 17.8 % 2025
49th of 215		 16.0 % 2025
62nd of 215
Living in cities 0.0 % 2025
191st of 215		 54.6 % 2025
41st of 215
Living in towns 36.3 % 2025
80th of 215		 21.7 % 2025
177th of 215
Living in rural areas 63.7 % 2025
8th of 215		 23.7 % 2025
119th of 215
Infant mortality - 2.1 ‰ 2024
12th of 196

Economy

Indicator Faroe Islands Iceland
GDP 4.1 bn US$ 2024 38.6 bn US$ 2025
105th of 186
GDP per capita 74,175 US$ 2024 98,323 US$ 2025
5th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 82,089 int. $ 2024 83,431 int. $ 2025
12th of 185
GNI per capita 73,120 US$ 2024 89,220 US$ 2025
4th of 182
GDP growth 0.8 % 2024 1.3 % 2025
152nd of 186
Trade 105.8 % 2024 82.5 % 2025
67th of 138
Exports 54.6 % 2024 40.1 % 2025
61st of 138
Manufacturing 9.5 % 2024 8.5 % 2025
89th of 132
Agriculture 16.1 % 2024 3.7 % 2025
100th of 158
Inflation - 4.1 % 2025
46th of 165
FDI inflows - -0.5 % 2025
26th of 192
Tax revenue - 23.2 % 2023
Government debt - 80.1 % 2023
49th of 56

Society

Indicator Faroe Islands Iceland
Internet use 97.6 % 2017 98.2 % 2024
10th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 105.8 /100 2022 120.9 /100 2024
75th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
37th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
50th of 213
Income inequality - 26.8 2019
8th of 93
Extreme poverty - 0.1 % 2019
24th of 93
Women in parliament - 46.0 % 2025
9th of 184

Environment

Indicator Faroe Islands Iceland
CO₂ per capita 0.04 t 2024
9th of 202		 8.52 t 2024
179th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 0.7 Mt 2024
173rd of 204		 3.8 Mt 2024
143rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
173rd of 204		 0.01 % 2024
143rd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.0 Gt 2024
169th of 204		 0.2 Gt 2024
134th of 204
GHG per capita 1.77 t 2024
45th of 202		 11.08 t 2024
177th of 202
Renewable energy 7.9 % 2022
166th of 211		 82.4 % 2021
12th of 211
Forest area 0.1 % 2023
206th of 212		 0.5 % 2023
199th of 212
Land area 1,370 km² 2023
175th of 214		 100,830 km² 2023
105th of 214
PM2.5 exposure - 4.9 µg/m³ 2023
13th of 200
Water stress - 0.4 % 2022
10th of 176

Energy

Indicator Faroe Islands Iceland
Renewable electricity 46.9 % 2023 100.0 % 2025
5th of 190
Wind and solar 18.4 % 2023 0.1 % 2025
172nd of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2023 0.0 % 2025
93rd of 180
Low-carbon electricity 46.9 % 2023 100.0 % 2025
5th of 190
Fossil electricity 53.1 % 2023 0.0 % 2025
5th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2023 0.0 % 2025
50th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 361 g/kWh 2023 28 g/kWh 2025
8th of 190
Electricity per capita 8.96 MWh 2023 45.86 MWh 2025
1st of 191

Human development

Indicator Faroe Islands Iceland
Human Development Index - 0.972 2023
1st of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.923 2023
1st of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI - 0.735 2023
42nd of 156
Gender Inequality Index - 0.024 2023
7th of 172

Labour

Indicator Faroe Islands Iceland
Unemployment - 3.6 % 2025
62nd of 181
Youth unemployment - 8.7 % 2025
55th of 181
Women in the labour force - 70.0 % 2025
18th of 181
Jobs in agriculture - 3.6 % 2025
138th of 181
Weekly hours worked - 32.4 h 2025
153rd of 181
Youth NEET rate - 4.0 % 2025
5th of 181
Labour income share - 63.6 % 2025
2nd of 114
Output per hour - 66.4 $ 2025
25th of 181

Health

Indicator Faroe Islands Iceland
Health spending - 9.0 % 2024
49th of 192
Health spending per person - 7,642 US$ 2024
7th of 191
Physicians - 4.37 /1,000 2023
17th of 125
Under-5 mortality - 2.8 ‰ 2024
17th of 196
Maternal mortality - 3 /100k 2023
10th of 194
Tobacco use - 9.2 % 2024
29th of 166
Safe drinking water - 100.0 % 2024
3rd of 147

Food

Indicator Faroe Islands Iceland
Calories per person - 3,681 kcal 2023
10th of 155
Protein supply - 150.9 g 2022
1st of 174
Animal protein supply - 105.5 g 2022
1st of 174
Fat supply - 161.9 g 2022
7th of 174
Food insecurity - 7.9 % 2024
29th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 1.8 % 2024
27th of 124
Cereal import dependency - 93.1 % 2022
28th of 160

Education

Indicator Faroe Islands Iceland
Secondary enrolment - 108.9 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment - 76.5 % 2023
34th of 128
Education spending - 7.3 % 2022
Expected schooling - 18.9 yrs 2023
10th of 195
Mean schooling - 13.9 yrs 2023
4th of 193

Refugees

Indicator Faroe Islands Iceland
Refugees hosted - 8,459 2025
95th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 21.2 ‰ 2025
22nd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted - 660 2025
106th of 177
Refugees from the country - 0 2025
195th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 - 0.0 ‰ 2025
195th of 199

Governance

Indicator Faroe Islands Iceland
Control of corruption - 84.9 /100 2024
11th of 207
Government effectiveness - 83.3 /100 2024
15th of 205
Rule of law - 85.0 /100 2024
11th of 207
Regulatory quality - 75.8 /100 2024
22nd of 205
Voice and accountability - 81.8 /100 2024
14th of 205
Political stability - 86.5 /100 2024
21st of 207

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.