Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Bahamas, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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 29.9% more money
Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $30,800 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 78.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Bahamas, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 53.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Bahamas, approximately 12.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 12.6% more likely to have internet access
In Bahamas, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, about 98.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 3.3 times more on education
Bahamas spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 68.5% less coastline
Bahamas has a total of 3,542 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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