Faroe Islands vs United States: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita (capita US)
Faroe Islands
71,683 current US$ per person
in 2024
United States
88,812 current US$ per person
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
8th
United States rank
5th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita (capita US) over time
- Faroe Islands
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 88,812 current US$ per person against 71,683 current US$ per person in Faroe Islands, a difference of 17,129 current US$ per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United States ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th of 186 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,016 current US$ per person | 34,444 current US$ per person | 9,429 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2000s | 40,573 current US$ per person | 44,647 current US$ per person | 4,074 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2010s | 56,261 current US$ per person | 57,864 current US$ per person | 1,603 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2020s | 68,549 current US$ per person | 78,976 current US$ per person | 10,427 current US$ per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Faroe Islands or United States?
- United States, at 88,812 current US$ per person against 71,683 current US$ per person in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Faroe Islands and United States?
- 17,129 current US$ per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and United States?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and United States rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.