Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
live 17.0 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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.
Economy
make 80.7 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $919 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 81.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 32.7 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 63.8% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 29.9 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 49.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 35% 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 97.2% more likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 49.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
be 14.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Gambia, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 14.0 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 66.5 times more home broadband
Gambia has 0.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 77.8% less CO2
Gambia 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 (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Faroe Islands: At a glance
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