Faroe Islands vs Switzerland: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Faroe Islands
35,479 current US$ per person
in 2023
Switzerland
40,956 current US$ per person
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
10th
Switzerland rank
7th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time
- Faroe Islands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 40,956 current US$ per person against 35,479 current US$ per person in Faroe Islands, a difference of 5,477 current US$ per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Switzerland ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 618.09 current US$ per person | 630.79 current US$ per person | 12.7 current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2,596 current US$ per person | 2,162 current US$ per person | 434.06 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 6,569 current US$ per person | 5,678 current US$ per person | 891.12 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 6,765 current US$ per person | 10,011 current US$ per person | 3,246 current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 14,989 current US$ per person | 16,553 current US$ per person | 1,564 current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 24,668 current US$ per person | 31,745 current US$ per person | 7,077 current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 31,699 current US$ per person | 37,989 current US$ per person | 6,290 current US$ per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Faroe Islands or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 40,956 current US$ per person against 35,479 current US$ per person in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Faroe Islands and Switzerland?
- 5,477 current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Switzerland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.