Faroe Islands
https://www.humantruth.info/faroe_islands.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
| Faroe Islands |  |
|---|---|
| Status | Proto Dependency |
| Sovereignty | Denmark |
| Capital | Torshavn |
| Land Area | 1 396km21 |
| Location | Europe, Scandinavia |
| Groupings | Small Islands |
| Population | |
| GNI | |
| ISO3166-1 Codes | FO, FRO, 2342 |
| Internet Domain | .fo3 |
| Currency | Krone (DKK)4 |
| Telephone | +2985 |
- Overview
- Faroe Islands's Demographics and Migration
- Faroe Islands's Health
- Faroe Islands's Responsibility Towards The Environment
- Faroe Islands's Modernity and Learning
- Religion and Beliefs
- Links
1. Overview
“The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century. The islands have been connected politically to Denmark since the 14th century. A high degree of self-government was granted the Faroese in 1948, who have autonomy over most internal affairs while Denmark is responsible for justice, defense, and foreign affairs. The Faroe Islands are not part of the European Union.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)6
As a territory of Denmark I do not have many specific statistics for this territory in its own right.
2. Faroe Islands's Demographics and Migration
#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population:
This country has a fertility rate of 2.05. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.7| Fertility Rate 2.0 is best8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 20228 | |
| 1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
| 3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
| 4 | India | 2.01 |
| 5 | Belize | 1.99 |
| 6 | Grenada | 1.99 |
| 7 | New Caledonia | 2.02 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 1.97 |
| 9 | Faroe Islands | 2.05 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 1.95 |
| 11 | Vietnam | 1.94 |
| 12 | Georgia | 2.06 |
| World Avg | 2.47 | |
| q=208. | ||
3. Faroe Islands's Health
#birth_control #demographics #faroe_islands #health #overpopulation
Health:
When it comes to public health, The Faroe Islands has exemplary public policy and a uniquely healthy culture. The Faroe Islands comes in the best 20 when it comes to its fertility rate8 (the best in Europe). The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016. The Faroe Islands has had a long-term consistent fertility rate, and is one of only 22 countries to vary by less than 1.0 each decade since the 1960s. Its peak fertility rate was 3.42 in 1970.| Fertility Rate 2.0 is best8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 20228 | |
| 1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
| 3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
| 4 | India | 2.01 |
| 5 | Belize | 1.99 |
| 6 | Grenada | 1.99 |
| 7 | New Caledonia | 2.02 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 1.97 |
| 9 | Faroe Islands | 2.05 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 1.95 |
| 11 | Vietnam | 1.94 |
| 12 | Georgia | 2.06 |
| Europe Avg | 1.53 | |
| World Avg | 2.47 | |
| q=208. | ||
4. Faroe Islands's Responsibility Towards The Environment
#biodiversity #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment
This is computed from 21 data sets. The Faroe Islands does better than average when it comes to its forested percent change 2000-20209.| Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Total9 | |
| 1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
| 2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
| 3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
| ... | ||
| 112= | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 112= | Pitcairn Islands | 0.0% |
| 112= | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 112= | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 112= | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 112= | Andorra | 0.0% |
| 112= | Grenada | 0.0% |
| 112= | Aruba | 0.0% |
| Europe Avg | 8.2% | |
| World Avg | -0.1% | |
| q=234. | ||
5. Faroe Islands's Modernity and Learning
Technology and Information:
| Internet Users Higher is better10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 201610 | |
| 1 | Iceland | 100% |
| 2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
| 3 | Norway | 98% |
| 4 | Bermuda | 97% |
| 5 | Andorra | 97% |
| 6 | Denmark | 96% |
| 7 | Liechtenstein | 96% |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 95% |
| 9 | Netherlands | 94% |
| 10 | Sweden | 93% |
| 11 | Monaco | 93% |
| 12 | UK | 93% |
| Europe Avg | 76.7% | |
| World Avg | 48.1% | |
| q=201. | ||
| IPv6 Uptake Higher is better11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2017 Ratio11 | |
| 1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
| 2 | Germany | 41.8 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
| ... | ||
| 43 | Israel | 1.8 |
| 44 | Italy | 1.7 |
| 45 | Argentina | 1.4 |
| 46 | Faroe Islands | 1.4 |
| 47 | Russia | 1.3 |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 1.3 |
| 49 | S. Korea | 1.2 |
| 50 | Dominican Rep. | 1.1 |
| Europe Avg | 8.11 | |
| World Avg | 3.82 | |
| q=176. | ||
6. Religion and Beliefs
#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below12:
| Christian | 98% |
| Muslim | 0.1% |
| Hindu | 0.1% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% |
| Folk Religion | 0.1% |
| Jewish | 0.1% |
| Unaffiliated | 1.7% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Evangelical Lutheran 83.8%, other and unspecified 16.2% (2006 census)13.
Links:
There isn't much information in the database for Faroe Islands, most likely because it is either a part of another country (i.e., a territory or possession) and therefore most international statistics are counted for the country as a whole, or, this is such an exotic place that little data exists about it.