Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 14.4 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 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.
Life
be 85.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 41.5 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 43.3% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 26.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 80.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 55% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 4.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 50.0% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 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.
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Faroe Islands: At a glance
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