Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years longer
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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 7.8 times more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 60.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 79.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Faroe Islands, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 60.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Honduras, approximately 15.1 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 16.6% fewer children
In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 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 23.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Honduras, approximately 81% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 42.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, about 98.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 67.3% more on education
Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 35.7% more coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 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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