Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 18.0 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 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
be 82.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
make 27.5 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $74,175 as of 2024.
Life
be 84.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 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 50.8% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 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 94.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% 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 2.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, about 97.6% do as of 2021.
be 36.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Faroe Islands, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 36.9% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
Infrastructure
find 111.6 times more home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Faroe Islands has 34.6 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 86.7% less CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 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 (2012–2022). How we calculate this
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Faroe Islands: At a glance
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