Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years longer
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 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 77.3% more money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 47.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Guam, approximately 11.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 37.7% fewer children
In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 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 21.2% more likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 8.9 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 18.8 times more home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Faroe Islands: At a glance
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