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IndicatorFROFaroe IslandsEurope & Central Asia
Economy
Agriculture value added% GDP16.1%rank #47
Current account balance% GDP7.8%rank #22
GDPcurrent US$4.05Brank #168
GDP growth%0.84%rank #170
GDP per capita (nominal)current US$74,175.3rank #13
GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $72,113.7rank #12
Gross capital formation% GDP28.2%rank #37
Gross savings% GDP28.8%rank #42
High-technology exports% manuf. exports0.64%rank #114
Industry value added% GDP18.3%rank #133
Personal remittances received% GDP6.3%rank #44
R&D expenditure% GDP0.85%rank #31
Researchers in R&Dper million1,824.7rank #25
Trade openness% GDP105.8%rank #55
Health
Basic drinking water access% pop100%rank #1
Basic sanitation access% pop90.9%rank #93
Life expectancyyears83.1rank #20
Demography
Crude birth rateper 1,00010.8rank #138
Fertility ratebirths/woman1.9rank #108
Median age of populationyears37.3rank #69
Net migration rateper 1,00010.9rank #21
Populationpeople54,900rank #202
Population growth%0.47%rank #137
Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)years85rank #45
Projected population in 2050 (medium)thousands63rank #200
Total age dependency ratioper 100 working-age61rank #67
Urban population%39.6%rank #162
Climate
CO₂ emissionst725,388rank #174
CO₂ per capitat13.1rank #15
Electricity access% pop100%rank #1
Electricity from coal% generation0%rank #1
Electricity from hydro% generation26.5%rank #64
Electricity from solar% generation0%rank #153
Electricity from wind% generation18.4%rank #16
Forest area% land0.06%rank #206
Power-sector CO2 intensitygCO2/kWh346.9rank #71
Renewable electricity%46.9%rank #62
Renewable energy share%7.9%rank #45
Society
Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 10034.6rank #40
Internet users% pop97.6%rank #5
Poverty gap at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)0rank #17
Poverty headcount at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)0rank #5
Poverty headcount at $3.65/dayproportion (0-1)0rank #19
Poverty headcount at $6.85/dayproportion (0-1)0.01rank #38
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