Faroe Islands vs Greenland: GDP (current US$), per capita

Faroe Islands
71,828 current US$ per person
in 2023
Greenland
58,499 current US$ per person
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
16th
Greenland rank
19th

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Greenland
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 71,828 current US$ per person against 58,499 current US$ per person in Greenland, a difference of 13,329 current US$ per person.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.2 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 16th and Greenland ranks 19th of 211 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Greenland Difference Ahead
1970s 5,742 current US$ per person 4,240 current US$ per person 1,502 current US$ per person Faroe Islands
1980s 13,489 current US$ per person 10,783 current US$ per person 2,706 current US$ per person Faroe Islands
1990s 20,618 current US$ per person 19,323 current US$ per person 1,295 current US$ per person Faroe Islands
2000s 36,689 current US$ per person 31,544 current US$ per person 5,144 current US$ per person Faroe Islands
2010s 56,024 current US$ per person 48,676 current US$ per person 7,348 current US$ per person Faroe Islands
2020s 67,253 current US$ per person 56,771 current US$ per person 10,483 current US$ per person Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Faroe Islands or Greenland?
Faroe Islands, at 71,828 current US$ per person against 58,499 current US$ per person in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Faroe Islands and Greenland?
13,329 current US$ per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Greenland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Greenland rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
Faroe Islands ranks 16th and Greenland ranks 19th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,315 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

GDP (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.