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Faroe Islands

Autonomous territory
Europe · Northern Europe
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Faroe Islands is a territory in Northern Europe, Europe. It covers 1,393 km² and has a population of approximately 54,885. Its official language is Danish and its currency is the Danish krone (kr).

Quick facts

Capital
Tórshavn
Population
54,885
Area
1,393 km²
Currency
Danish krone (kr)
Languages
Danish, Faroese
Calling code
+298
TLD
.fo
Driving side
Right
Landlocked
No
Continents
Europe
Timezone
UTC+00:00
Native name
Færøerne

Part of: Denmark

Appears in 134 rankings

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) #12 73,070per capita
Countries by GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) #14 81908.78per capita
Countries by GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) #14 83,290per capita
Countries by GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) #17 59257.64per capita
Countries by Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) #40 31.53
Countries by Gross capital formation (% of GDP) #41 28.17
Countries by GDP per capita (constant LCU) #61 377273.64per capita
Countries by Coal rents (% of GDP) #70 0.00
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) #110 9.46
Countries by Services, value added (% of GDP) #122 53.83
Countries by Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) #124 96.64
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) #141 68.47
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) #142 18.30
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) #142 1.01
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) #151 3,299,300,000
Countries by Exports of goods and services (current US$) #152 2211130769.47
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) #154 2,644,000,000
Countries by Gross capital formation (current US$) #155 1141710235.22
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current US$) #155 383495123.16
Countries by Gross national expenditure (current US$) #156 3916755788.85
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #158 616908051.79
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #159 239926027.51
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #160 1369742477.12
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (current US$) #161 2775045553.63
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) #161 24,643,600,000
Countries by GDP (constant LCU) #162 20,629,700,000
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #164 2552755262.52
Countries by Imports of goods and services (current US$) #164 2074963892.91
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) #164 741680148.36
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #165 1348576905.12
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) #165 5,113,500,000
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #166 1935847210.73
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) #166 3574395014
Countries by Services, value added (current LCU) #167 15,040,800,000
Countries by GNI, Atlas method (current US$) #169 3995424472.18
Countries by GNI (current US$) #170 4121455738.67
Countries by Services, value added (current US$) #172 2181570895.76
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) #173 37909209.84
Countries by GDP (current US$) #175 4052937169.77
Countries by GNI, PPP (current international $) #176 4554572976.06
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) #177 424322155.46
Countries by GDP (constant 2015 US$) #177 3240267282.46
Countries by Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) #178 1465047004.96
Countries by GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) #178 3940289911.87
Countries by GDP, PPP (current international $) #179 4478853899.58

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) #1 100.00
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, female (years) #16 85.5years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, total (years) #19 83.14years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, male (years) #23 80.9years
Countries by median age #82 37.26
Countries by population growth rate #90 0.01
Countries by Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #94 7.6
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) #118 90.88
Countries by Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #153 10.6
Countries by population density #178 39
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) #198 62.55
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) #199 36.16

Trade

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Import volume index (2015 = 100) #23 151.4
Countries by Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) #27 84.12
Countries by Import value index (2015 = 100) #33 189
Countries by Merchandise trade (% of GDP) #50 80.60
Countries by Export volume index (2015 = 100) #50 141.6
Countries by Export value index (2015 = 100) #54 181.9
Countries by Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) #136 6.04
Countries by Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) #138 2,346,486,464
Countries by Export unit value index (2015 = 100) #140 123.7
Countries by Import unit value index (2015 = 100) #149 122.5
Countries by Merchandise exports (current US$) #150 1305756809.93
Countries by Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) #166 1,929,975,880
Countries by Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) #167 7.81
Countries by Merchandise imports (current US$) #177 1096198681.4

Environment

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #134 9.16
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #142 4.97
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #145 7.21
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #159 1.77per capita
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #162 0.05
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #168 0.05
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #174 0.02
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP) #186 0.000533
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #188 0.04
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) #190 0.0009
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) #191 0.000648
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #193 0
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #193 0
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #195 0.1
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #195 0.0021
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #195 0.04per capita
Countries by Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) #195 2.40
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #196 0.0001
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #196 0.0006

Society & Culture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) #33 1.07
Countries by Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) #40 28.47
Countries by Rural population (% of total population) #44 60.59
Countries by Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) #70 60.52
Countries by Fertility rate, total (births per woman) #115 1.86
Countries by Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) #115 32.05
Countries by Population density (people per sq. km of land area) #162 39.72km²
Countries by Urban population (% of total population) #173 39.41
Countries by Rural population #186 33,129
Countries by International migrant stock, total #196 8,101
Countries by Population, female #201 26,428
Countries by Population, total #201 54,681
Countries by Population, male #201 28,253
Countries by Urban population #211 21,552

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #23 70.12
Countries by Total fisheries production (metric tons) #28 890713.4
Countries by Aquaculture production (metric tons) #43 98,245
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) #50 16.07
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #95 106.62
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #133 99.4
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) #141 4,489,500,000
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) #145 651172978.6
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #152 403186310.39
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #206 70
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #206 0.05
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #206 0.06
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #208 0.8km²

Finance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate #15 0.9
Countries by PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) #98 6.24
Countries by PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) #102 6.53
Countries by Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) #117 6.89

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) #186 40
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #186 40
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) #210 21
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #210 21

Technology

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) #44 34.59per capita
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) #127 105.8per capita
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions #171 18,681
Countries by Fixed telephone subscriptions #176 14,940
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions #198 57,146

Energy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) #1 100.00
Countries by Access to electricity (% of population) #1 100.00
Countries by Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) #80 38.08

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Coastline Length #78 1,117kilometers

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