Malta is an island country in the Southern part of Europe located in the Mediterranean sea, whereas the Faroe Islands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Malta and Faroe Islands regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Malta bigger than the Faroe Islands?
The total area of Malta is 316 sq km, and the total area of the Faroe Islands is 1,399 sq km. Malta is smaller than the Faroe Islands by 1,083 sq km. Malta is around 4.43 times smaller than the Faroe Islands.
Area of Malta: 122 sq mi ( 316 km2 )
Area of the Faroe Islands: 540 sq mi ( 1,399 km2 )
Population
According to the data from Worldometer, the total population of Malta as of 5th July 2021, is estimated to be around 442,725.
Based on the World Bank and ONS UK data, the population of the Faroe Islands as of 2019 was estimated to be around 48,678.
Here is some more data comparison between Malta and the Faroe Islands.
The capital city of Malta is Valletta, and the capital city of the Faroe Islands is Torshavn.
Official Languages
Malta: Maltese, English
Faroe Islands: Faroese, Danish
Human Development Index
HDI of Malta as of 2019: 0.895
HDI of the Faroe Islands as of 2018: 0.950
Malta Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Faroe Islands Timezone:
UTC + 0 (Western European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Malta:
35° 54′ 0″ N, 14° 31′ 0″ E
Coordinates of the Faroe Islands:
62° 0′ 0″ N, 6° 47′ 0″ W
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