Quality of life comparison

live 5.2 years less

In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Seychelles, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

make 39.0% less money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2014, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.

be 36.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.

be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.

be 77.0% 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 Seychelles, on the other hand, 10.6 children do as of 2022.

have 17.2% fewer children

In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Seychelles, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 19.4% less likely to have internet access

In Faroe Islands, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Seychelles, about 79.0% do as of 2020.

spend 52.4% less on education

Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 56.0% less coastline

Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.