Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Faroe Islands, you would:

Health

live 5.0 years less

In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 69.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, however, that number is 16.9% as of 2015.

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make 86.0% less money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $74,175 as of 2024, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $10,382 as of 2025.

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Life

have 28.5% fewer children

In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 11.8% less likely to have internet access

In Faroe Islands, approximately 97.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 86.1% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 98.2% less coastline

Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 20 km.

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Infrastructure

find 15.0% less home broadband

Faroe Islands has 34.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Bosnia and Herzegovina has 29.4 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 161.2 times more CO2

Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bosnia and Herzegovina emits 6.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), The World Factbook (2015–2021). How we calculate this

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: At a glance

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 51,187 sq km. Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty in October 1991 and independence from the former Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs. The Bosnian Serbs - supported by neighboring Serbia and Montenegro - responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining Serb-held areas to form a "Greater Serbia." In March 1994, Bosniaks and Croats reduced the number of warring factions from three to two by signing an agreement creating a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 21 November 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, the warring parties initialed a peace agreement that ended three years of interethnic civil strife (the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995). The Dayton Peace Accords retained Bosnia and Herzegovina's international boundaries and created a multi-ethnic and democratic government charged with conducting foreign, diplomatic, and fiscal policy. Also recognized was a second tier of government composed of two entities roughly equal in size: the Bosniak/Bosnian Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska (RS). The Federation and RS governments are responsible for overseeing most government functions. Additionally, the Dayton Accords established the Office of the High Representative (OHR) to oversee the implementation of the civilian aspects of the agreement. The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) at its conference in Bonn in 1997 also gave the High Representative the authority to impose legislation and remove officials, the so-called "Bonn Powers." An original NATO-led international peacekeeping force (IFOR) of 60,000 troops assembled in 1995 was succeeded over time by a smaller, NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR). In 2004, European Union peacekeeping troops (EUFOR) replaced SFOR. Currently EUFOR deploys around 600 troops in theater in a policing capacity.
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