Faroe Islands vs Vanuatu: GDP per capita

Faroe Islands
511,400 current LCU
in 2024
Vanuatu
485,961 current LCU
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
69th
Vanuatu rank
71st

GDP per capita over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Vanuatu
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196219932025

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 511,400 current LCU against 485,961 current LCU in Vanuatu, a difference of 25,439 current LCU.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 69th and Vanuatu ranks 71st of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1970s 55,500 current LCU 72,541 current LCU 17,041 current LCU Vanuatu
1980s 104,787 current LCU 101,542 current LCU 3,245 current LCU Faroe Islands
1990s 130,493 current LCU 165,013 current LCU 34,520 current LCU Vanuatu
2000s 227,123 current LCU 217,813 current LCU 9,310 current LCU Faroe Islands
2010s 343,332 current LCU 339,866 current LCU 3,466 current LCU Faroe Islands
2020s 465,820 current LCU 424,445 current LCU 41,375 current LCU Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Faroe Islands or Vanuatu?
Faroe Islands, at 511,400 current LCU against 485,961 current LCU in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Faroe Islands and Vanuatu?
25,439 current LCU, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Vanuatu?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for gdp per capita?
Faroe Islands ranks 69th and Vanuatu ranks 71st of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.