Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 17.4 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 14.8 times more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 18.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 77.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 87.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 49.6 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 58.1% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 46% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, about 98.0% do as of 2019.
be 17.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guinea, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.7 times more on education
Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Faroe Islands: At a glance
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