Quality of life comparison

live 11.1 years less

In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

make 93.5% less money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2014, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $2,600 as of 2020.

be 4.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tanzania, that number is 10.3% as of 2014.

be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2017.

have 2.2 times more children

In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tanzania, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 6.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Faroe Islands, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tanzania, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2020.

be 60.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Faroe Islands, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Tanzania, 40% of the population do as of 2019.

be 77.6% less likely to have internet access

In Faroe Islands, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tanzania, about 22.0% do as of 2020.

be 28.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Faroe Islands, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Tanzania, 72% of people do as of 2020.

spend 62.2% less on education

Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Tanzania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 27.5% more coastline

Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.