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This table lists the international rankings of Faroe Islands in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Faroe Islands can be found in the main country ranks menu.
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Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Communications
Internet hosts	7,575	140	2012
Internet users	37,500	169	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	24,000	177	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	61,000	195	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$1,301,000,000	160	2010 est.
Budget revenues	$1,025,000,000	161	2010 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	-11.90	112	2010 est.
Debt - external	$888,800,000	159	2010
Exports	$824,000,000	166	2010
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	16.00	59	2007 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	29.00	76	2007 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	55.00	114	2007 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$2,320,000,000	180	2010 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$30,500	41	2008 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$1,471,000,000	197	2010 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	2.90	50	2010 est.
Imports	$776,000,000	185	2010
Industrial production growth rate (%)	3.40	46	2009 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	2.30	69	2011
Labor force	34,710	202	Nov 2010
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture (%)	10.70	84	NA
Labor force - by occupation - industry (%)	18.90	65	NA
Labor force - by occupation - services (%)	70.30	39	NA
Taxes and other revenues	44.2	21	2010 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	6.80	94	2011
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	785,300	169	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	0	75	2010 est.
Crude Oil - imports	0	82	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	0	128	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	0	93	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	249,000,000	182	2010 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	0	91	2012 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	64.9	68	2010 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	31.0	71	2010 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	0.0	31	2010 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	4.1	47	2010 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	0	109	2012 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	100,100	172	2010 est.
Electricity - production (kWh)	261,000,000	178	2011 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	4,985.28	57	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	0	110	2010 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	0	54	2011 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	0	76	2011 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	0	95	2011 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	0	99	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	4,871	170	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	0	125	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	4,661	155	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	0	116	2010 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	1,117	86	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	882	169	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	0	35	NA
Irrigated land (sq km)	0	171	2011
Land Area - sq km	1,393.00	181	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	2.15	172	2011
Land use - other (%)	97.85	26	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	0.00	174	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	35.86	171	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	1,393.00	183	NA
Water Area - sq km	0	142	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - male	11,831	195	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	8,418	209	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	9,827	208	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	373	203	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	372	205	2010 est.
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	4,877	212	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	5,251	211	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	20.30	118	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	3,701	211	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	3,942	210	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	15.30	66	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	8,445	215	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	9,958	212	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	36.80	93	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	2,859	207	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	3,035	205	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	11.80	30	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	4,060	202	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	3,819	200	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	15.40	30	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	13.57	142	2014 est.
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	8.71	68	2014 est.
Hospital bed density	4.70	29	2012
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	5.43	166	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	5.97	171	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	5.71	173	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	82.79	37	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	77.61	32	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	80.11	31	2014 est.
Literacy - female (%)	12.50	137	2005
Literacy - male (%)	6.90	131	2005
Median age - female (years)	38.40	42	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	37.10	41	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	37.70	41	2014 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	0.00	74	2014 est.
Population	49,947	211	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	0.49	123	2014 est.
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.08	9	2014 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.07	15	2014 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	1.18	10	2014 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	1.09	9	2014 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.93	18	2014 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.07	9	2014 est
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female)	1.09	12	2014 est
Suffrage	18.00	4	NA
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	2.38	73	2014 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	13	87	2005
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	7	94	2005
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	9	90	2005
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%)	0.97	122	2011
Urbanization - urban population (%)	41.1	131	2010-15 est.
Transportation
Airports	1	118	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	1	78	2013
Merchant marine (ships)	37	72	2010
Roadways (km)	463	196	2006

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