Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
live 18.0 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 11.1 times more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 48.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 73.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 87.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Cameroon, approximately 48.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 58.0% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cameroon, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, about 98.0% do as of 2019.
be 27.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Cameroon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Faroe Islands: At a glance
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