Faroe Islands vs Denmark Country Comparison
Select a continent
.webp&w=640&q=75)
.webp&w=640&q=75)
.webp&w=640&q=75)
.webp&w=640&q=75)
.webp&w=640&q=75)
.webp&w=640&q=75)
Select another country to compare
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongoCongo, the Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCote D'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench PolynesiaGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran, Islamic Republic ofIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldova, Republic ofMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian Territory, OccupiedPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwan, Province of ChinaTajikistanTanzania, United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.s.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe
Comparative Statistics (Faroe Islands vs Denmark)
ⓘ When data for the selected year is missing, the closest prior year with data is used instead. Whenever the two countries' data points are 5+ years apart those indicators are excluded from the total score.
Denmark leads against Faroe Islands in 2 of 3 comparable indicators, while Faroe Islands leads in 1. Faroe Islands's strongest global position is 14th (2024) in GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $). Denmark's strongest global position is 13th (2025) in GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $).
- Denmark wins against Faroe Islands in GDP growth (annual %): 2.93 (2025, ranked 120th) vs 0.84 (2024, ranked 178th).
- Denmark wins against Faroe Islands in GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $): 72,723.27 (2025, ranked 13th) vs 72,113.65 (2024, ranked 14th).
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population) data for Faroe Islands and Denmark is too far apart to compare directly. The latest available data shows 97.58 (2017, ranked 7th) vs 99.77 (2024, ranked 6th).
- Faroe Islands wins against Denmark in Life expectancy at birth, total (years): 83.08 (2024, ranked 20th) vs 82.25 (2024, ranked 33rd).
| Metric | Faroe Islands(1) | Denmark(2) |
|---|---|---|
| GDP growth (annual %) | (2024) 0.84 (178/214) | (2025) 2.93 (120/214) |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) | (2024) 72,113.65 (14/199) | (2025) 72,723.27 (13/199) |
| Gini index | - | (2023) 29.90 (43/171) |
| Individuals using the Internet (% of population) | (2017) 97.58 (7/213) | (2024) 99.77 (6/213) |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | (2024) 83.08 (20/217) | (2024) 82.25 (33/217) |
| Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | - | (2024) 99.25 (36/197) |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | - | (2025) 5.53 (103/187) |
| Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) | - | (2024) 79.03 (54/206) |
| Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) | - | (2024) 85.31 (3/204) |
| Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) | - | (2024) 91.46 (2/206) |
| Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) | - | (2024) 94.16 (1/206) |