Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 14.2 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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.
Life
be 75.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 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 62.4% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 28.7 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 83.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Faroe Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 3.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. 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.
Infrastructure
find 203.5 times more home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 81.8% less CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Faroe Islands: At a glance
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