Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
live 14.1 years longer
In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 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 12.9 times more money
Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,100 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 66.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Comoros, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 76.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Comoros, 42.4% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 89.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Comoros, approximately 57.1 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 33.7% fewer children
In Comoros, there are approximately 22.5 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 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Comoros, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 12.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 8.0% 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
Comoros spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Comoros has a total of 340 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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