The duel
- 1,266× The United Kingdom has 1,266 times as many people as Faroe Islands
- +1.7 years People in Faroe Islands live 1.7 years longer than in the United Kingdom
- +27% Faroe Islands produces 27% more per person than the United Kingdom
- 7.2× The United Kingdom is 7.2 times as densely populated as Faroe Islands
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The United Kingdom’s coastline is 11 times as long as Faroe Islands’.
Faroe Islands: 1,117 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United Kingdom’s highest peak towers 463 m above Faroe Islands’.
Faroe Islands: 882 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Kingdom has 1,266 times as many people as Faroe Islands.
Faroe Islands: 54,900 (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 7.2 times as densely populated as Faroe Islands.
Faroe Islands: 40 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 2.5 years older than in Faroe Islands.
Faroe Islands: 37.3 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Faroe Islands have 0.4 more children on average than in the United Kingdom.
Faroe Islands: 1.91 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 18% in Faroe Islands.
Faroe Islands: 17.8% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2025)
How many official languages?
Faroe Islands has 2 official languages, the United Kingdom 1.
Faroe Islands: 2 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 988 times the size of Faroe Islands’.
Faroe Islands: $4.05 billion (2024) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Faroe Islands produces 27% more per person than the United Kingdom.
Faroe Islands: Int$82,089 (2024) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Faroe Islands’ price level (US = 100) is 1× the United Kingdom’s.
Faroe Islands: 90% (2024) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Faroe Islands live 1.7 years longer than in the United Kingdom.
Faroe Islands: 83.1 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in Faroe Islands are online, versus 95% in the United Kingdom.
Faroe Islands: 98% (2017) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Faroe Islands and the United Kingdom are practically level.
Faroe Islands: 100% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 40% in Faroe Islands.
Faroe Islands: 40% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Kingdom has 122 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Faroe Islands 106.
Faroe Islands: 106 (2022) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 13% of the United Kingdom, but only 0.1% of Faroe Islands.
Faroe Islands: 0.1% (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Faroe Islands emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in the United Kingdom.
Faroe Islands: 13.1 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
52% of the United Kingdom’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Faroe Islands.
Faroe Islands: 46.9% (2023) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the United Kingdom carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Faroe Islands.
Faroe Islands: 4 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Faroe Islands: no data · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The United Kingdom is on average 2.5 °C warmer than Faroe Islands.
Faroe Islands: 7.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United Kingdom and Faroe Islands are nearly identical here.
Faroe Islands: 1,066 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Which has more people, Faroe Islands or the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has 1,266 times as many people as Faroe Islands (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Faroe Islands or the United Kingdom?
People in Faroe Islands live 1.7 years longer than in the United Kingdom. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Faroe Islands and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
