Faroe Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP
Faroe Islands
0.3153 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Faroe Islands
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 0.3153 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.3055 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 32.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 0.1605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 0.2256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1722 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0534 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 0.3048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1752 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp, Faroe Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Faroe Islands, at 0.3153 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp between Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.3055 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Faroe Islands ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.