Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Illinois instead of Faroe Islands, you would:

Health

live 4.5 years less

In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Illinois, that number is 77 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography.

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