If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Angola, you would:

Health

live 18.3 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 69.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.

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make 23.7 times more money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.

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Life

be 81.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 32.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.

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have 70.9% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 95.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Angola, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Faroe Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.

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be 47.1% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Angola, approximately 68% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, 100% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 30.2% less coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.

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Infrastructure

find 96.1 times more home broadband

Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 94.6% less CO2

Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), The World Factbook (2015–2022). How we calculate this

Faroe Islands: At a glance

Faroe Islands is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 1,393 sq km. The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century. The islands have been connected politically to Denmark since the 14th century. A high degree of self-government was granted the Faroese in 1948, who have autonomy over most internal affairs while Denmark is responsible for justice, defense, and foreign affairs. The Faroe Islands are not part of the European Union.
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