Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 11.3 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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.
Economy
make 24.0 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $3,086 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 71.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 20.8 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.
have 48.4% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.7% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 3.0 times more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 54.4% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.0 times more home broadband
Egypt has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 98.4% less CO2
Egypt emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2019–2022). How we calculate this
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