Australia vs Faroe Islands: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Australia
64,781 current US$ per person
in 2025
Faroe Islands
71,683 current US$ per person
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
Faroe Islands rank
8th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Australia
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 71,683 current US$ per person against 64,781 current US$ per person in Australia, a difference of 6,902 current US$ per person.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Faroe Islands ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Faroe Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,480 current US$ per person | 25,016 current US$ per person | 3,536 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 32,692 current US$ per person | 40,573 current US$ per person | 7,881 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 59,025 current US$ per person | 56,261 current US$ per person | 2,763 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 59,184 current US$ per person | 68,549 current US$ per person | 9,366 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Australia or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 71,683 current US$ per person against 64,781 current US$ per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Australia and Faroe Islands?
- 6,902 current US$ per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Faroe Islands?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Faroe Islands rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 11th and Faroe Islands ranks 8th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.