Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years less
In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Guam, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 43.6% less money
Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $74,175 as of 2024, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 60.6% more children
In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 91.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Faroe Islands, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.5% less likely to have internet access
In Faroe Islands, approximately 97.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 88.8% less coastline
Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 94.7% less home broadband
Faroe Islands has 34.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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