Faroe Islands vs OECD members: Rural population, per capita
Faroe Islands
0.6036 units per person
in 2025
OECD members
0.1868 units per person
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
44th
OECD members rank
42nd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Faroe Islands
- OECD members
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 0.6036 units per person against 0.1868 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.4168 units per person.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 3.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 44th and OECD members ranks 42nd of 216 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7574 units per person | 0.3596 units per person | 0.3978 units per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 0.6975 units per person | 0.3146 units per person | 0.3829 units per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 0.6768 units per person | 0.2869 units per person | 0.3899 units per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 0.655 units per person | 0.2594 units per person | 0.3956 units per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 0.6375 units per person | 0.2281 units per person | 0.4094 units per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 0.6209 units per person | 0.2015 units per person | 0.4194 units per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 0.6088 units per person | 0.1898 units per person | 0.419 units per person | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Faroe Islands or OECD members?
- Faroe Islands, at 0.6036 units per person against 0.1868 units per person in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Faroe Islands and OECD members?
- 0.4168 units per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and OECD members?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and OECD members rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 44th and OECD members ranks 42nd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.