Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 3.9 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 92.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 46.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 30.7% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 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 4.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Faroe Islands, about 98.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 36.9% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 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
How big is Faroe Islands compared to Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.