Faroe Islands at its true size
Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km², number 183 of 235 countries and territories by area. Home to 54,900 people (2025). A Mercator map draws it about 4.55× too large.
Equal-area projection · Natural Earth 50m
| Area | 1,399 km² Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Population | 54,900 World Bank, 2025 |
| Density | 39 per km² |
| Capital | Torshavn |
| Local time in Torshavn | |
| Time zone | UTC, summer time UTC+1 IANA |
| Currency | — |
| Languages | Danish, Faroese |
| Traffic | On the right |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe |
| Status | Territory of Denmark |
| Coast | Has a coastline |
| Calling code | +298 |
| Codes | FO · FRO · 234 |
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Countries of a similar size
Every country within 25% of the Faroe Islands’s area, lit up on the map →
- São Tomé and Principe1.4×Faroe Islands is 40% larger than São Tomé and Principe.
- Comoros0.69×Faroe Islands is 31% smaller than Comoros.
- Mauritius0.69×Faroe Islands is 31% smaller than Mauritius.
- Kiribati1.73×Faroe Islands is 73% larger than Kiribati.
- Bahrain1.78×Faroe Islands is 78% larger than Bahrain.
- Luxembourg0.54×Faroe Islands is 46% smaller than Luxembourg.
How many times does Faroe Islands fit into…
- Russia: about 12205 times
- Canada: about 7137 times
- United States: about 7024 times
The land itself
Rivers, summits and lakes Faroe Islands shares with the rest of the world. Turn on “Rivers & lakes” and “Physical names” in the atlas to see them on the map.
Summits
- Slættaratindur880 m
Rivers are listed by the published length of their whole course, not the part inside Faroe Islands. Figures from Wikidata, features from Natural Earth.
Questions about Faroe Islands
- How big is Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km², which makes it number 183 of 235 countries and territories by area. About 54,900 people live there (2025), 39 per km².
- Is Faroe Islands bigger than São Tomé and Principe?
- Faroe Islands is 40% larger than São Tomé and Principe. Faroe Islands: 1,399 km²; São Tomé and Principe: 1,001 km².
- How much does the Mercator map distort Faroe Islands?
- At about 62° latitude, Mercator stretches Faroe Islands to roughly 4.55× its true area relative to a country on the equator. Kartavera draws it in the Equal Earth projection, where areas are exact.
- Does Faroe Islands have land borders?
- No. Faroe Islands has no land neighbours; every border is a coastline.