Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Togo, you would:
Health
live 9.9 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 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 19.0 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 68.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 81.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 85.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Togo, approximately 41.2 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 53.1% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 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 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 43% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, about 98.0% do as of 2019.
be 34.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Togo, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 64.0% more on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 19.9 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 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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