Faroe Islands
Europe & Central Asia·High income
- Population
- 54.4K
- 202nd of 217
- GDP
- $3.91B
- 176th of 214 · 2023
- GDP per capita
- $71,774
- 17th of 214 · 2023
- Life expectancy
- 83.1
- 19th of 217
Benchmarked againstFaroe Islands
Denmark
Channel Islands
Netherlands
Iceland
Faroe IslandsDenmarkChannel IslandsNetherlandsIcelandDefault peers are drawn from region, income, and bloc membership — swap in any country you like. The gray tick on each strip is the world median.
high-income Danish territorial economy; party neither to the EU nor the Schengen Area; associate Nordic Council member; very low unemployment; unique foreign ownership allowance in fishing industry; known salmon exporter; growing IT industries
- Area
- 1,393 km²
- Languages
- Faroese 93.8% (derived from Old Norse), Danish 3.2%, other 3% (2011 est.)
- Resources
- fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
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TopicFRODNKCHINLD
FRODNKCHINLDEconomy & Trade
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