Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years longer
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 8.3 times more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 50.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 58.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bangladesh, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 80.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 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 15.5% fewer children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.7 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 20.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Bangladesh, approximately 83% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, about 98.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 6.3 times more on education
Bangladesh spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 92.6% more coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 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
How big is Faroe Islands compared to Bangladesh? See an in-depth size comparison.