Faroe Islands vs Norway: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Faroe Islands
71,683 current US$ per person
in 2024
Norway
83,533 current US$ per person
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
8th
Norway rank
6th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Faroe Islands
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 83,533 current US$ per person against 71,683 current US$ per person in Faroe Islands, a difference of 11,850 current US$ per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Faroe Islands's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 8th and Norway ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,016 current US$ per person | 33,723 current US$ per person | 8,707 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 40,573 current US$ per person | 54,167 current US$ per person | 13,595 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 56,261 current US$ per person | 81,858 current US$ per person | 25,597 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 68,549 current US$ per person | 78,270 current US$ per person | 9,720 current US$ per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Faroe Islands or Norway?
- Norway, at 83,533 current US$ per person against 71,683 current US$ per person in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Faroe Islands and Norway?
- 11,850 current US$ per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Norway?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and Norway rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 8th and Norway ranks 6th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.