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Transport and infrastructure on the Faroe Islands

Our listing of the primary types of transport compares the infrastructure of the Faroe Islands with the average of all countries in Europe.

Airports on the Faroe Islands


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Road traffic

The network of roads and highways has a total length of 960 km. For each of the country's 52,889 inhabitants, this corresponds to 18.15 meters. This puts Faroe Islands in 29th place in the global ranking. However, it is also important to note that the country's population density is very low at around 38 inhabitants per km². In this case, disproportionately long distances generally have to be covered to reach the more remote parts of the country. On the Faroe Islands, traffic drives on the right-hand side of the road, i.e. people drive in the right-hand lane and overtake on the left. Oncoming traffic comes toward you on the left side. This rule was introduced at the end of the 18th century during the Napoleonic Wars. Here you can also find an overview of all countries with left-hand traffic.


 

Faroe Islands

 totalper 1 mio
inhabitants
per km²
Roadways1,000 km18,151.22 km687.68 m
Railroads0 km0.00 km0.00 m
Waterways0 km0.00 km0.00 m
Commercial harbors1011,909.660.072
Airports118.910.716
 

Europe

 total per 1 mio
inhabitants
per km²
Roadways6,708,900 km11,154.38 km1,111.71 m
Railroads258,600 km429.97 km42.85 m
Waterways54,800 km91.17 km9.09 m
Commercial harbors15,27325.390.003
Airports5730.950.000


Data sources used

Global Health Observatory Data Repository (World Health Organization)
UNCTAD
Internation Union of Railways (UIC)
CIA Factbook
OECD Statistics
Wikipedia (german)
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Faroe Islands: ClimateClimate details on the Faroe IslandsA climate analysis for the Faroe Islands incl. temperatures, humidity, rain days per month, hours of sunshine, water temperature, rainfalls
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