International Rankings of Faroe Islands 2022, country comparisons

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	Rank	Value	Year
Communications
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	15	38	2020
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	160	18443	2020
Internet users - percent of population	3	98 %	2019
Internet users - total	185	47703	2019
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	27	31	2020
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	166	15341	2020
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	52	121	2020
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	190	59213	2020
Economy
Budget - expenditures	168	883.800 million US Dollars	2014
Budget - revenues	168	835.600 million US Dollars	2014
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	42	1.7 % of GDP	0
Exports	65	N/A US Dollars	2022
GDP (official exchange rate)	170	2.765 billion US Dollars	2014
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services	175	N/A % of GDP	2022
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption	9	29.6 % of GDP	2013
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption	140	52 % of GDP	2013
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services	176	N/A % of GDP	2022
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital	95	18.4 % of GDP	2013
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories	74	N/A % of GDP	2022
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture	48	18 % of GDP	2013
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry	28	39 % of GDP	2013
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services	153	43 % of GDP	2013
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	111	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%	46	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Industrial production growth rate	53	3.4 %	2009
Labor force	191	27540 US Dollars	2017
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture	75	15 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - industry	88	15 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - services	46	70 %	2016
Population below poverty line	129	10	2015
Public debt	48	35 % of GDP	2014
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)	200	N/A US Dollars	2022
Real GDP per capita	28	40000 US Dollars	2014
Taxes and other revenues	64	30.2 % of GDP	0
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	144	N/A	2022
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	140	N/A	2022
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	139	N/A	2022
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions - from coal and metallurgical coke	123	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from consumed natural gas	122	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from petroleum and other liquids	167	870000 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Coal - consumption	117	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - exports	58	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - imports	108	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - production	72	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - proven reserves	71	0 metric tons	2019
Electricity - consumption	168	358.640 million kWh	2019
Electricity - exports	94	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - imports	113	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - installed generating capacity	170	128000 kWh	2020
Electricity - transmission/distribution losses	169	23.160 million kWh	2019
Electricity generation sources - biomass and waste	57	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - fossil fuels	84	58.9 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - geothermal	16	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - hydroelectricity	66	26 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - nuclear	34	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - solar	66	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - tide and wave	5	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - wind	16	15.1 %	2020
Energy consumption per capita	187	0 Btu/person	2019
Natural gas - consumption	119	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - exports	55	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - imports	86	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - production	94	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - proven reserves	90	0 cubic meters	2021
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate exports	70	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate imports	80	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil estimated reserves	87	0 bbl/day	2021
Petroleum - refined petroleum consumption	161	5500 bbl/day	2019
Petroleum - total petroleum production	101	0 bbl/day	2021
Refined petroleum products - exports	122	0 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - imports	164	4555 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - production	108	0 bbl/day	2015
Environment
Air pollutants - carbon dioxide emissions	177	N/A megatons	2022
Air pollutants - methane emissions	176	N/A megatons	2022
Air pollutants - particulate matter emissions	182	N/A micrograms per cubic meter	2022
Land use - agricultural land	177	2.1	2018
Land use - arable land	131	2.1	2018
Land use - forest	172	0.1	2018
Land use - other	4	97.8	2018
Land use - permanent crops	80	0	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	152	0	2018
Revenue from coal	30	N/A % of GDP	2022
Revenue from forest resources	94	0 % of GDP	2017
Total renewable water resources	175	0 cubic meters	2017
Total water withdrawal - agricultural	167	N/A cubic meters	2022
Total water withdrawal - industrial	159	N/A cubic meters	2022
Total water withdrawal - municipal	170	N/A cubic meters	2022
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	113	0.89	2025
Urbanization - urban population	130	43	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually	110	61000 tons	2014
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually	87	40870 tons	2012
Waste and recycling - percent of municipal solid waste recycled	1	67 %	2012
Geography
Area - land	169	1393 sq km	0
Area - total	170	1393 sq km	0
Area - water	201	0 sq km	0
Coastline	74	1117 km	0
Elevation - highest point	132	882 meters	0
Elevation - lowest point	32	0 meters	0
Elevation - mean elevation	147	N/A meters	2022
Irrigated land	153	N/A sq km	2022
Land boundaries - total	151	N/A km	2022
Land use - agricultural land	177	2.1	2018
Land use - arable land	131	2.1	2018
Land use - forest	172	0.1	2018
Land use - other	4	97.8	2018
Land use - permanent crops	80	0	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	152	0	2018
Population
Age structure - 15-24 years	116	13.89	3465
Age structure - 25-54 years	141	37.01	8828
Age structure - 55-64 years	59	12	2996
Alcohol consumption per capita - beer	148	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Alcohol consumption per capita - other alcohols	63	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Alcohol consumption per capita - spirits	132	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Alcohol consumption per capita - total	164	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Alcohol consumption per capita - wine	94	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Birth rate	109	14.94 births/1,000 population	2022
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	99	N/A %	0
Contraceptive prevalence rate	125	N/A %	0
Current health expenditure	91	N/A % of GDP	0
Death rate	60	8.63 deaths/1,000 population	2022
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	26	29.1 %	0
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	116	3.4 %	2021
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	57	62.8 %	0
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	102	33.6 %	0
Drinking water source - improved	63	N/A % of population	0
Drinking water source - rural	105	N/A % of population	0
Drinking water source - total	99	0 % of population	2020
Drinking water source - unimproved	62	N/A % of population	0
Education expenditures	11	7.6 % of GDP	2019
Hospital bed density	31	4.2 beds/1,000 population	2016
Infant mortality rate - female	156	5.32 deaths/1,000 live births	2022
Infant mortality rate - male	155	6.61 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Infant mortality rate - total	155	5.99 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Life expectancy at birth - female	32	83.97 years	2022
Life expectancy at birth - male	34	78.73 years	0
Life expectancy at birth - total population	34	81.26 years	0
Literacy - female	118	N/A %	0
Literacy - male	103	N/A %	0
Literacy - total population	112	N/A %	0
Maternal mortality ratio	113	N/A deaths/100,000 live births	2022
Median age - female	54	37.7 years	2020
Median age - male	44	36.9 years	0
Median age - total	46	37.2 years	0
Mother's mean age at first birth	85	N/A	2022
Net migration rate	74	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population	0
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	138	N/A %	2022
Physicians density	60	2.62 physicians/1,000 population	2016
Population	195	52269	2022
Population growth rate	102	0.63 %	2022
Sanitation facility access - improved	93	N/A % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - rural	113	N/A % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - total	115	N/A % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - unimproved	93	N/A % of population	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female	18	N/A years	2022
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male	14	N/A years	2022
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total	17	N/A years	2022
Sex ratio - 0-14 years	8	1.07 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 15-24 years	14	1.09	0
Sex ratio - 25-54 years	8	1.17	0
Sex ratio - 55-64 years	12	1.09	0
Sex ratio - 65 years and over	20	0.77 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - at birth	6	1.07 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - total population	9	1.08 male(s)/female	0
Tobacco use - female	110	N/A %	2022
Tobacco use - male	137	N/A %	2022
Tobacco use - total	123	N/A %	2022
Total fertility rate	64	2.29 children born/woman	2022
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	113	0.89	2025
Urbanization - urban population	130	43	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	144	N/A	2022
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	140	N/A	2022
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	139	N/A	2022
Transportation
Airports	119	1	2021
Airports - with paved runways - 1524 to 2437 m	43	1	2021
Airports - with paved runways - 2438 to 3047 m	38	N/A	2022
Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1523 m	43	N/A	2022
Airports - with paved runways - over 3047 m	26	N/A	2022
Airports - with paved runways - total	75	1	0
Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m	35	N/A	2022
Airports - with unpaved runways - 1524 to 2437 m	30	N/A	2022
Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1523 m	58	N/A	2022
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	94	N/A	2022
Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m	67	N/A	2022
Heliports	23	N/A	2022
Merchant marine - total	80	101	0
National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers	133	N/A	2022
National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers	153	N/A	2022
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers	97	3	0
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	27	1	2020
Railways - standard gauge	71	N/A	2022
Railways - total	128	N/A km	2022
Roadways - paved	134	500 km	2017
Roadways - total	141	960 km	2017
Waterways	105	N/A km	2022

*CALCULATED FIGURES are those that we calculated from data presented by the CIA World Factbook. For example, we calculated population density by dividing the total population by the land area, the electricity consumption per capita by dividing electricity consumption by the total population, etc.

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